# Accident 19810723044859A: Piper PA23, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VAIA
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1349P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1349P-1990-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723044859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BECAME MISSING ON FLIGHT BETWEEN FRENCH WEST INDIES AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. FOUND PART OF WING FLOATING IN WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA099), Jul 23, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N1349P), St.Thomas, VI, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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