19821020054609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-310 · U.S. Virgin Islands · October 20, 1982

Date: October 20, 1982 · 08:05 local
Place: U.S. Virgin Islands
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N777AA
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA83FA017
Reported as: Piper PA31310
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 7
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total410 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N777AARegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-668 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft missing on flight from anguilla to st. thomas, usvi. No trace found.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM ANGUILLA TO ST. THOMAS, USVI. NO TRACE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA83FA017Accident · 8 fatalField investigationFinal reportMissing Acft (Atlantic Ocean)The flt departed anguilla at 0803 ast. At 0805 the plt radioed st. maarten & filed a VFR flt plan to st. thomas. The flt plan showed a direct route of flt at 4,500 ft MSL with a time enroute of 45 min. The flt failed to arrive at the destination. Search…Oct 20, 1982 · Destroyed