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| Date: | Monday 22 February 2016 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N539EG |
| MSN: | 277854054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-François lagoon, Grande-Terre -
 Guadeloupe
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Saint-François airfield |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A twin-engine during a fly test, crashed to Saint François for unknow reasons. It ditched at sea in the lagoon, not far from Marina, having taken off from Saint François's airfield few milles away.
The pilot, sole on board, were injured. He was able to extract of the aircraft . He was evacuated by helicopter Dragon to Pointe-à-Pitre hospital.
Sources:
http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/faits-divers/crash-d-un-avion-dans-le-lagon-de-saint-francois-362554.php
https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/durcissement-des-commmandes-de-vol-impossibilite-de-maintenir-laltitude-apres-decollage-collision-avec-la-surface-de-leau-1
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2016 10:22 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 26-Feb-2016 10:24 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
| 11-Apr-2016 12:15 | garcon_w | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 08-Jul-2023 04:01 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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