# NTSB ERA10WA482: Cessna 402, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent & Grenadines, August 5, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 5, 2010, 22:17 local (22:17 UTC)
- Place: Arnos Vale, St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA482
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77320/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA482

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337); cases with it: [All aircraft, 290 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 5, 2010, at 2217 UTC, a Cessna 402-C, J8-SXY, operated by St. Vincent Grenadines Air Limited, was destroyed following an in-flight breakup about 7 minutes after departure from E.T. Joshua Airport (TVSV), Kingstown, St. Vincent. The airplane was on a domestic VFR flight to the Island of Canouan (TVSC). The pilot, the only person on board, was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. According to preliminary information from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA), the pilot reported to the E.T. Joshua tower controller that he noticed a "serious vibration on the aircraft," at 2217. The controller attempted to re-establish contact with the airplane several times, but no further transmissions were received from the pilot. A witness reported observing fragments of the airplane falling to the water prior to impact. The weather at TVSV at the time of the accident included wind from 120 degrees at 9 knots, visibility of 10 miles, and no reported precipitation. This investigation is being conducted by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA). This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the ECCAA. All inquires should be directed to the ECCAA at: PO BOX 1130 St. Johns Antigua and Barbuda Telephone: (268) 462-000 Website: www.eccaa.aero

## Aircraft

- Registration: J8-SXY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402 (C)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: St. Vincent Grenadines Air LTD.
- Departed: TVSV, KINGSTOWN
- Destination: TVSC, Canouan
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 1; last flight review July 29, 2010

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Observed at: TVSV

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 20, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77320. 9 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports: Record of Investigative Authority (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40336655&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports%3A%20Record%20of%20Investigative%20Authority-Master.PDF

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.

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