Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32-260 N419PH

26 February 1988 · Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles · No injuries

Summary

On 26 February 1988 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N419PH, operated by Trans Island Air Cargo, was involved in an accident near Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-260
Registration
N419PH
Category
Airplane
Operator
Trans Island Air Cargo
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Croix → Sint Eustatius
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
MIA88LA116

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The loss of power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 26, 1988, approximately 1125 AST, a Piper PA-32-260, N419PH, ditched in the ocean near Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles, following a loss of power. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the non-scheduled international cargo flight.. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and was enroute to Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles. No additional information is available.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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no coordinates
Hofeling, John Serious injuries -
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no coordinates
Pan AM Unknown -
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Air Jamaica Unknown -
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no coordinates
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7 Jan 1991 Beechcraft 58
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All 15 records in Netherlands Antilles