# Accident 19980818030959A: Piper PA28181, Port-Au-Prince, HA, August 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1998
- Place: Port-Au-Prince, HA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N25626, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25626-2000-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818030959A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MATTHEW TOWN IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, ENROUTE TO KINGSTON. AT 1248, THE PILOT REPORTED THEIR POSITION AT BENET INTERSECTION, WHICH IS 15 MILES FROM THE WESTERN TIP OF THE SOUTH CLAW OF HAITI. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORMAN MANLEY TOWER IN KINGSTON. NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WAS RECEIVED FROM N25626. THE FLIGHT NEVER ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE U.S. COAST GUARD CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY AIR AND SEA SEARCH FOR THE MISSING AIRPLANE. IN ADDITION TO THE AIR AND SEA EFFORTS, THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA WAS ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. RAMP CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED AT SEVERAL AIRPORTS ALONG THE INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THESE EFFORTS FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE. NO AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON THE SEA. SATELLITE WEATHER IMAGES TAKEN AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME N25626 CHECKED IN WITH PORT-AU PRINCE, AND IN THE VICINITY OF BENET INTERSECTION,  REVEALED CLOUD COVER OVER BENET INTERSECTION,  POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THERE WERE FOUR LIFE VESTS PLACED ON THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE FLIGHT INITIALLY DEPARTED TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA.                                               (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TITUSVILLE WITH 3 PAX ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BAHAMAS. A  IRCRAFT DEPARTED MATTHEW TOWN, BAHAMAS FOR KINGSTON, JAMAICA. AIRCRAFT NEVER ARRIVED.

## 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 ATL98FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FAMS1), Aug 18, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N25626), Missing, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The aircraft is missing.

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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