Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28 N5307L

13 May 1968 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 13 May 1968 at about 15:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5307L, operated by Anguilla Airwa, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:50
Classification
Accident
Location
St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
Nearest airport
Harry S Truman
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N5307L
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Anguilla Airwa
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4248

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 2 1

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SANK IN 10 FT OF WATER.ACFT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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