# NTSB MIA81FA099: Piper PA-23, N1349P, St.Thomas, VI, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS,VI, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1601  81/7/23  NR.ST.THOMAS,VI       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1349P              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 27, 2300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.BARTHELEMY,FWI          ST.THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OUTBOARD PORTION OF L WING FOUND FLOATING IN WTR.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1349P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1349P-1990-03-26), registration cancelled 1990-03-26, S/N 23395 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810723044859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723044859A), Jul 23, 1981: Piper PA23, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed. Became missing on flight between french west indies and U.S. Virgin islands. Found part of wing floating in water.

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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