Beech D55 accident near St.Croix, USA
On October 7, 2007, a Beech D55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near St.Croix, USA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 7, 2007
- Place
- St.Croix, USA
- Aircraft
- Beech D55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 18.336°N, 64.896°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071025X01653
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 7, 2007, about 1834 Atlantic standard time, a Beech D55, N100UC, was destroyed when it impacted water, approximately 3 nautical miles north northwest of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. The certificated private pilot was killed. Night instrument meteorological conditions were present in the area of the accident. The flight departed Cyril E. King Airport (TIST), Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, and was destined for Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (TISX), St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a friend of the pilot's, the pilot called him on St. Thomas and asked him if he had a flight to St. Croix that day, and if he could he bring back a family member for him. The friend advised him that he had a flight and it would be no problem. Later that day, the pilot called again and advised that, "I can see St. Croix from my house," so he would fly to St, Croix and get the family member himself. The friend became concerned later when he realized that the weather was "real bad" in the area of St. Croix. According to information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an area of inclement weather existed between St. Thomas and St Croix on the day of the accident. The pilot departed TIST at approximately 1817 and was in communication with a controller at the FAA San Juan Combined Enroute and Approach Control (CERAP), receiving visual flight rules flight following. The approach controller queried the pilot regar
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions subsequently leading to a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience, the weather conditions, and the night lighting conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
