- Date
- March 10, 1987, 05:44 local (09:44 UTC)
- Place
- St. Thomas
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55682Piper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870310047719A
- Case key
- 31868
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
ComplacencyCause
Object - airport facilityFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated that as he lifted off the aircraft encountered a gust of wind. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and it struck a displaced threshold sign and the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55682
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7340108
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Freedom Ventures Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- STX · St. Croix
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TST · Cyrile E. King, runway 28, 4,858 × 150 ft, asphalt
N55682Registered now · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 55 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.