Accident: Cessna 172
Aug 4, 2023 · Charlotte Amalie, CB
NTSB numberERA23LA328Event id20230808192822
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilots’ loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was both pilots’ lack of experience in operating in actual instrument meteorological conditions.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N13384
- Year built
- 1974
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise 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.
- Cyril E. King Airport (STT)8 nm (15 km) east
- Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB)10 nm (19 km) east
- Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX)10 nm (19 km) west
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