Piper PA-23-250 N6844Y
19 September 1994 · Missing · Fatal
Summary
On 19 September 1994 at about 12:42 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6844Y was involved in an accident near Missing. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N6844Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canefield → St.thomas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA94FAMS2
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST FROM RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA. THE AIRPLANE AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT LOCATED DURING SEARCH OPERATIONS. REVIEW OF WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST IN AN AREA OF BUILDING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REPORTED ABOVE ARE PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Warren Grove, New Jersey, United States | Barbosa, Francisco | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | James W. Furman | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-23 | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Brewer, JIM L. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Margate, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Proflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |