# NTSB Accident ERA18FA046
> **BEECH 58** · 2017-12-08 · St. Croix, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA046
- **Event ID:** 20171207X11110
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-08
- **Location:** St. Croix, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.33633, -64.897247
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 58
- **Registration:** N4494A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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