Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Caribbean Sea
Tuesady, June 5, 1990 AST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE AIRPLANE WAS ENROUTE FROM ST. MARTEN, NEITHERLANDS ANTILLIES, TO ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND NEVER ARRIVED AT ITS DESTINATION. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE AIRPLANE AND PILOT WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE AIRPLANE IS MISSING AND IS PRESUMED TO BE DESTROYED AND THE PILOT IS PRESUMED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

UNDETERMINED

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/5/1990
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 0
Event Time Zone Atlantic Standard Time
Event City CARIBBEAN SEA
Event State CARIBBEAN SEA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 00000
Event Date Year 1990
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1500 Atlantic Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID TNCM
Elevation of weather observation facility 72
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation AST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 30000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2100
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 24
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 110
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1510
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 8 1990 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 42923
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 5:04PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7202F
NTSB Number MIA90LA139
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Unknown
Aircraft Explosion Unknown
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-28-140
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28-140
Aircraft Serial Number 28-25109
Certified Max Gross Weight 2150
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name POMEROY MARY T
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1 NORTH ST. CHRISTIANSTED
Aircraft Owner City ST. CROIX
Aircraft Owner State VI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 00712
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name POMEROY, MARY T.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 1 NORTH ST. CHRISTIANSTED
Operator City ST. CROIX
Operator State VI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 00712
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code TNCM
Departure City ST. MAARTEN
Departure State OF
Departure Country
Departure Time 1512
Departure Time Zone AST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code KSTX
Destination City ST. CROIX
Destination State VI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Cruise
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --