ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222623
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2019 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Dragon Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N345DM |
| MSN: | 0761 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2657 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grand Turk Island -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint Croix-Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX/TISX) |
| Providenciales International Airport (PLS/MBPV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the yellow low oil engine pressure light illuminated about 2 hours into the flight while the airplane was at 8,000 ft mean sea level. The analog oil pressure gauge confirmed the low oil pressure reading of 25 psi. The oil pressure continued to drop, and the pilot notified air traffic control of the situation. As the oil pressure dropped to 2 psi, the engine vibrated strongly and the propeller stopped. The pilot established best glide speed and deployed the airplane parachute system about 1,500 ft above the water. The airplane landed in the water in an upright position. The life raft was inflated, and the pilots egressed from the airplane and were subsequently rescued by a passing cruise ship about 2 hours later. The airplane was not recovered from the ocean, which precluded a postaccident examination.
Probable Cause: A loss of oil pressure and subsequent total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=345DM
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N345DM
NTSB ERA19TA120
Location
Media:
On a cruise and just watched @USCG and @PrincessCruises Regal crew rescue two people that ditched a light plane in the Atlantic Ocean. Look for the raft and @USCG plane in the photo #Heroes pic.twitter.com/nCetLZLA93
— Sean Baldwin (@rseanbaldwin) 5 mars 2019
Cruise Ship's Crew Hailed as 'Heroes' After Helping Rescue Cirrus SR-22 Plane Crash Victims in Caribbean Sea.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 7 mars 2019
https://t.co/AgX0dGbABH?https://t.co/KJclrvXR2T pic.twitter.com/cCyBUujXwq
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 21:13 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Mar-2019 15:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 07-Mar-2019 19:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Country, Phase, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 07-Mar-2019 19:57 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 29-Mar-2021 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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