# NTSB MIA79FA010: Piper PA-31, N59912, Missing Aircraft, November 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4304   78/11/3   MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5342
        TIME - 1949                    N59912              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S TRUMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CROIX,USVI               ST THOMAS,USVI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59912](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59912-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 31-7552034 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harry S Truman

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781103044199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103044199A), Nov 3, 1978: Piper PA31T1, Missing Aircraf, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed. Acft damage and injury index presumed.

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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