# NTSB CEN12WA275: Piper PA42, Grand Case, France, May 5, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 5, 2012, 06:40 local (06:40 UTC)
- Place: Grand Case, France
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA275
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83565/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA275

## Factual narrative

On May 5, 2012, at 0640 UTC, a Piper PA42 Cheyenne III, French registration F-GXES, was destroyed when it crashed about four minutes after takeoff into the Atlantic Ocean, three miles from Grand Case, St. Maarten. The pilot and three passengers on board were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight was en route to Fort de France, Martinique. Witnesses saw the airplane explode and crash into the sea. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from the French BEA. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the French BEA at: Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses Zone Sud – Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 E-mail: per@bea-fr.org

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GXES (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA42 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Pratt and Whitney Canada PT61-41 720 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-41 720 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Transports Aeriens Intercaraibes
- Registered owner: Transports Aeriens Intercaraibes
- Departed: TFFG, Grand Case
- Destination: TFFD, Fort de France
- Flight plan: Unknown

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