Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Apr 18, 2006, Charlotte Ama...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on April 18, 2006 near Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands with no fatalities....
- Date: April 18, 2006
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of power from both engines for an unknown reason. The wreckage was not recovered, so no cause could be determined.
A Piper Navajo owned by the US Virgin Islands Department of Justice was flying passengers from a correctional facility to court hearings between two islands. Both engines began surging during descent near 1,400 feet and the pilot could not restore power, so he ditched in the sea near St. Thomas. Everyone got out before the aircraft sank, and it was never recovered.