# Incident 19860808062519I: Piper PA23250, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1986, 10:46 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHHA
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40462-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 958 in this make and model, 301 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808062519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ICAO REGULATIONS. NO RADIO CONTACT AT BOUNDARY OR DURING FLIGHT. FLIGHT PLAN NOT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N40462 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880826053889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826053889I), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA23250 (N40462), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. When mechanic started right engine, aircraft veered left and prop hit wing of parked aircraft. Braked failed to hold
- [Incident 19870525039409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525039409I), May 25, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N40462), St Maarten, NA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear for landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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