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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · St Vincent, WN · October 31, 1996

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Date
October 31, 1996
Place
St Vincent, WN
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AODA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N970CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97WA017
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N970CARegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2013 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40644 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.19) On October 31, 1996, a Piper PA-32-300, N970CA, registered to a private individual, operated by kingfisher air services dba air st. kitts/nevis, failed to arrive at the intended destination at the et joshua airport, st. Vincent island, st. Vincent, british west indies. Weather conditions are unknown and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 135 non-scheduled, international, cargo flight. The airplane is presumed to be destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot and a company employee are lost and are presumed to be fatally injured. The flight originated about 1548 atlantic standard time, from the bigie airport, st. lucia island, st. lucia, british west indies. According to company personnel, the pilot reported at 1601 that the flight was at the north coastline of st. Vincent island at 3,000 feet. There was no further recorded radio contact with the pilot. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of antigua. Any further information pertaining to the accident may be obtained from: director of civil aviation, Mr. Herald wilson, p.o. box 1130, st. john's, antigua, british west indies, phone (268) 462-0907, fax (268) 462-4145. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the antiguan government.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON OCTOBER 31, 1996, A PIPER PA-32-300, N970CA, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATED BY KINGFISHER AIR SERVICES DBA AIR ST. KITTS/NEVIS, FAILED TO ARRIVE AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION AT THE ET JOSHUA AIRPORT, ST. VINCENT ISLAND, ST. VINCENT, BRITISH WEST INDIES. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE UNKNOWN AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 135 NON-SCHEDULED, INTERNATIONAL, CARGO FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE IS PRESUMED TO BE DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND A COMPANY EMPLOYEE ARE LOST AND ARE PRESUMED TO BE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1548 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, FROM THE BIGIE AIRPORT, ST. LUCIA ISLAND, ST. LUCIA, BRITISH WEST INDIES. ACCORDING TO COMPANY PERSONNEL, THE PILOT REPORTED AT 1601 THAT THE FLIGHT WAS AT THE NORTH COASTLINE OF ST.VINCENT ISLAND AT 3,000 FEET. THERE WAS NO FURTHER RECORDED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR. HERALD WILSON, P.O. BOX 1130, ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA, BRITISH WEST INDIES, PHONE (268) 462-0907, FAX (268) 462-4145. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR OR RELEASED BY THE ANTIGUAN GOVERNMENT.

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 MIA97WA017Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationSt. Vincent, WNOct 31, 1996 · Destroyed