Accident: Beech 58
Dec 8, 2017 · St. Croix
NTSB numberERA18FA046Event id20171207X11110
- 5
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The non-multiengine rated pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power on the left engine due to detonation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Beech 58
- Registration
- N4494A
- Year built
- 1970
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB)2 nm (4 km) west
- Cyril E. King Airport (STT)5 nm (8 km) west
- Cruz Bay Seaplane Base (SJF)6 nm (11 km) east
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