# Accident 20091029050819A: Cessna 177, St. Criox, VI, October 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2009, 13:31 local time
- Place: St. Criox, VI
- Airport: Henry E Rohlsen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.7189° N, 64.7914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7189&lon=-64.7914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3431T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431T-2012-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,260 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091029050819A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 29, 2009 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N3431T  A CESNNA 177 DEPARTED RUNWAY 10 AT HENRY E ROHLSEN AIRPORT (STX), THE CONTROL TOWER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF, AND STATED "DEPARTURE APPEARED ABNORMAL; AIRCRAFT APPEARED LOW, SLOW AND NOSE HIGH.  THE TOWER CALLED THE PILOT AND ASKED IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES, THE PILOT CONFIRMED AND REQUESTED TO LAND.  THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND CRASHED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.  WEATHER DATA 291736Z SPECI 07014G20KT  10SM   FEW023  31/23 A2989

## 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 ERA10FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA037), Oct 29, 2009: Cessna 177 (N3431T), Christiansted, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to ensure proper loading of the airplane.

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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