Socata TBM-900 crash, Sep 5, 2014 (2 killed), Port Antonio
Socata TBM-900 accident on September 5, 2014 near Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: the pilot was cognitively impaired by...
- Date: September 5, 2014
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-900
- Location: Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: the pilot was cognitively impaired by hypoxia after a loss of cabin pressure, consistent with the NTSB analysis of his radio transmissions (ERA14LA424).
On 5 September 2014 a Socata TBM 900 (N900KN) flying from Rochester to Naples, Florida, with the pilot and his wife aboard reported an abnormal indication and requested a descent. Both occupants became incapacitated and did not respond to air traffic control, and the aircraft flew on at altitude until it ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea north of Jamaica. Both occupants were killed.