What happened
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(-23) Missing aircraft - the airplane was reportedly enroute IFR from treasure cay international airport (myat) in the Bahamas to Fort Pierce, FL (fpr) when the pilot advised miami center (mia ARTCC) that he was experiencing severe turbulence. The pilot did not reply to any subsequent transmissions from mia ARTCC. The airplane disappeared from radar at 1506 uct (1106 local time) at a mode c indicated altitude of 5,800 feet, approximately 40 DME from pbi VORTAC on the 060 degree radial. The coordinates of the last known radar fix were subsequently reported to be 27 degrees 02 minutes 45.1 seconds north, 079 degrees 27 minutes 58.3 seconds west. The ifr-rated pilot was reportedly returning home with family members to vero beach, FL (vrb) via the us customs port-of-entry at fpr after spending the weekend on his boat in treasure cay. There were several storms along his route of flight and IFR conditions reportedly prevailed. Us coast guard search & rescue operations were suspended on 6/21/05 after no evidence of the missing airplane or its occupants was located. NTSB classified the location for this investigation as Fort Pierce, FL since that was the pilot's intended destination.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MISSING AIRCRAFT - THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTEDLY ENROUTE IFR FROM TREASURE CAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYAT) IN THE BAHAMAS TO FORT PIERCE, FL (FPR) WHEN THE PILOT ADVISED MIAMI CENTER (MIA ARTCC) THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSIONS FROM MIA ARTCC. THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT 1506 UCT (1106 LOCAL TIME) AT A MODE C INDICATED ALTITUDE OF 5,800 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 40 DME FROM PBI VORTAC ON THE 060 DEGREE RADIAL. THE COORDINATES OF THE LAST KNOWN RADAR FIX WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED TO BE 27 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 45.1 SECONDS NORTH, 079 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 58.3 SECONDS WEST. THE IFR-RATED PILOT WAS REPORTEDLY RETURNING HOME WITH FAMILY MEMBERS TO VERO BEACH, FL (VRB) VIA THE US CUSTOMS PORT-OF-ENTRY AT FPR AFTER SPENDING THE WEEKEND ON HIS BOAT IN TREASURE CAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL STORMS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND IFR CONDITIONS REPORTEDLY PREVAILED. US COAST GUARD SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED ON 6/21/05 AFTER NO EVIDENCE OF THE MISSING AIRPLANE OR ITS OCCUPANTS WAS LOCATED. NTSB CLASSIFIED THE LOCATION FOR THIS INVESTIGATION AS FORT PIERCE, FL SINCE THAT WAS THE PILOT'S INTENDED DESTINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.