19870310047719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands · March 10, 1987

Date
March 10, 1987 · 05:44 local
Place
Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Cyril E King Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55682
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA102
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot reported a gust of wind on takeoff caused the aircraft to drift onto a sign and then impact the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND ON TAKEOFF CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT ONTO A SIGN AND THEN IMPACT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.