# Accident 19970401025909A: Piper PA23250, Virgin Gorda, VI, April 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1997
- Place: Virgin Gorda, VI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VAIA
- Aircraft: N5175Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5175Y-1997-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970401025909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE REACHING THE WATER AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA97WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA111), Apr 1, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N5175Y), Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, substantial damage

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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