ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34579
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1992 |
| Time: | 11:08 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Caribbean Air Carrier |
| Registration: | N59LD |
| MSN: | 27-7405249 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Thomas -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fajardo, PR (X95) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT CONTACTED THE TOWER & ADVISED OF AN ENGINE FIRE. THE FLT WAS CLEARED TO RETURN BUT THE ACFT CRASHED APRX 5 MILES WEST OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT & EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE LEFT ENGINE AREA. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT RECOVERED. ON APRIL 29, 1992, THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL SERVO WAS REMOVED & AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER ENTRIES IN THE LEFT ENGINE LOGBOOK. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE FIRE OR THE ORIGIN. CAUSE: IN-FLIGHT FIRE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE WATER.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X14939
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2022 00:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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