# Accident 19950220002119A: Piper PA32260, St Thomas U. S., VI, February 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1995, 13:20 local time
- Place: St Thomas U. S., VI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N598PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598PR-1997-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220002119A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED IN CARRIBEAN. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA079), Feb 20, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N598PR), Caribbean Sea, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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