- Date
- February 22, 2016, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Saint François, Guadeloupe
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N539EGPiper PA23
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Flight control sys malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92770
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On February 22, 2016, a Piper PA-23-250 airplane, N539EG, sank after ditching near the Saint François Airport (TFFC), Saint François, Guadeloupe (France). The pilot was not injured.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile : +33 1 49 92 72 03 Web: www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N539EG
- Reported as
- Piper PA23 (250)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 277854054
- Engines
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Gaddarkhan Aero Service Inc
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.