19791221043919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Puerto Rico · December 21, 1979

Date
December 21, 1979
Place
Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1435P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DA023
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became missing on night over-water flght between aguadilla, PR, and south caicos islands. Assumed fatals.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING ON NIGHT OVER-WATER FLGHT BETWEEN AGUADILLA, PR, AND SOUTH CAICOS ISLANDS. ASSUMED FATALS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.