Piper PA-23-250 N5175Y
1 April 1997 · Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1997 at about 15:48 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N5175Y, operated by Virgin Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N5175Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Virgin Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Thomas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA97WA111
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1997 | Piper PA-23-250 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-23-250 | Soda Springs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1997 | Piper PA-23-250 | Bimini, Bahamas | Alvin Murray | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 1997 | Piper PA-23 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-23-150 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-23-160 | Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1996 | De Havilland DH6 | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | Dolphin Express Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | Camera Works | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Britten-Norman BN2-A | British Virgin, British Virgin Islands | Fly BVI | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1992 | Cessna 172L | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | ACE Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-23-250B | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | Palmares Enterprises, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1991 | Cessna 172H | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | Reynolds, Martin | No injuries | - |