Siai-Marchetti SF.260 N913WJ
17 October 1995 · Atlantic Ocean · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1995 at about 19:30 local time, a Siai-Marchetti SF.260 registered N913WJ, operated by Ralph Cerono, was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Siai-Marchetti SF.260
- Registration
- N913WJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ralph Cerono
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Au Prince → Freeport
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA96LA009
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which result in a ditching at sea.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot ditched the airplane in the Atlantic Ocean after the engine lost power for undetermined reasons. The pilot was rescued by the United States Coast Guard and transported to a hospital on Great Inagua. The airplane was presumed to have been destroyed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Siai-Marchetti SF260 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2000 | Siai-Marchetti SF260 | Napa, California, United States | Greg E. Holbrook | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Siai-Marchetti SF260 | Fullerton, California, United States | Air Combat, USA | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2018 | Siai Marchetti SF260 | Caorle, Italy | - | Fatal | 2 |