Piper PA-32-260 N20FH

Summary

On 11 January 1983 at about 13:13 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N20FH, operated by U.s. Naval Station Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Culebra. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 January 1983 at 13:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Culebra

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N20FH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

U.s. Naval Station Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Thomas → Roosevelt Roads

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA070

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED ST. THOMAS, VI AT 0900 ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ROOSEVELT ROADS AFTER DISCHARGING PASSENGERS IN ST. THOMAS. WHILE ENROUTE IN CRUISE AT 1800 MSL THE ENGINE FAILED. HE TURNED TOWARD THE ISLAND OF CULEBRA AND WHEN ALL EFFORTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED ABOUT 200 YARDS OFFSHORE. THE PILOT SWAM ASHORE. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AND THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.