# Accident 19961031045539A: Piper PA32300, St Vincent, WN, October 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1996
- Place: St Vincent, WN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AODA
- Aircraft: N970CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970CA-2013-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031045539A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 MIA97WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA017), Oct 31, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N970CA), St. Vincent, WN, destroyed, 2 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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