# Accident 19821020054609A: Piper PA31310, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1982, 08:05 local time
- Place: U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N777AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AA-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 410 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821020054609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA017), Oct 20, 1982: Piper PA-31 (N777AA), Missing Acft (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 8 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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