Accident to the Piper PA23 registered N14040 on 26/12/2024 at Saint-Barthelemy AD

Belly landing and runway veer-off, collision with a sign

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has ben published (November 2025). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	26/12/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 977 Saint-Barthélemy
Location	Saint Barthélemy AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ARC: Abnormal runway contact, RE: Runway excursion
File number	BEA2025-0001

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	Unknown
Manufacturer / Model	PIPER - PA23
Aircraft Registration	N14040
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	Netherlands Antilles - TNCE (EUX) : Oranjestad/F.D. Roosevelt, Saint Eustatius I.
Planned destination	French Antilles - TFFJ (SBH) : Saint-Barthélemy
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	27-4654
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.