MIA73OM021

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Virgin Gorda, U.S. Virgin Islands · August 21, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1972
Place
Virgin Gorda, U.S. Virgin Islands · VIRGIN GORDA, U.S. Virgin Islands
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4444PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168755

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0036  72/8/21    VIRGIN GORDA,BVI    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1635                    N4444P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            47, 13200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGIN GORDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEF ISLAND,BVI             VIRGIN GORDA,BVI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4444P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Virgin Gorda

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