Piper PA-23-250 N6475Y

Summary

On 12 October 1987 at about 20:08 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6475Y, operated by Roosevelt Roads Flying Club, was involved in an accident near St. Thomas. 6 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1987 at 20:08

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Thomas

Nearest airport

Cyril E King (STT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N6475Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Roosevelt Roads Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fajardo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88FA009

1 person died.

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

AFTER DEPARTURE, APRX 3 MILES WEST OF THE ARPT AT ST. THOMAS, THE PLT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT THE FLT WAS RETURNING TO LAND DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE LEFT ENG. HE SECURED IT, RETURNED TO LAND, & ON SHORT FINAL, POSITIONED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE DOWN, BUT WITH NO RESULTS. THE TOWER THEN ADVISED THE PLT THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH EXTENDS THE GEAR AND FLAPS IS LOCATED ON THE LT ENG. THE PLT THEN PERFORMED A GO AROUND, PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN, & WHILE ON BASE TO FINAL, ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THE RT ENG WAS MISSING. AFTER TURNING FINAL THE PLT ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING IN THE WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT & ENGS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OR PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.