# NTSB CEN16WA110: Piper PA23, N539EG, Saint François, Guadeloupe, February 22, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 22, 2016, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Saint François, Guadeloupe
- Coordinates: 16.257778, -61.2625 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=16.2578&lon=-61.2625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92770/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA110

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 410 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N539EG-2021-04-14), registration cancelled 2021-04-14, S/N 277854054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23 (250)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 277854054
- Engines: ; 
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Positioning, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Gaddarkhan Aero Service Inc

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.

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