- Date
- January 18, 1980
- Place
- St.Thomas, VI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N238PSPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800118013899A
- Case key
- 132032
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1031 80/1/18 NR.ST.THOMAS,VI PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1600 TIME - 1125 N238PS PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.THOMAS,VI VIEQUES,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ENROUTE DEST TO REFUEL-LT ENG FAILED WHILE PLT COPING WI OPEN CABIN DOOR.PROP NOT FEATHERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N238PS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N238PSRegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.