Piper PA-23-250 N555MF

Summary

On 28 January 1985 at about 13:08 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N555MF was involved in an accident near St. Croix. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 January 1985 at 13:08

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Croix

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N555MF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St.maarten → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85FA088

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

WHEN STARTING DESCENT THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT ENG FAILED & THE PROPELLER FEATHERED BY ITSELF. THE PILOT THEN SWITCHEDTHE LEFT FUEL TANK SELECTOR TO THE LEFT AUX TANK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY TO ST. CROIX TWR AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD ON THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF ST. CROIX. DURING THE LANDINGROLL THE WINGS HIT A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A NEW PROPELLER WAS PUT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AFTER RECOVERY AND BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS PERFORMED NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.