# NTSB MIA96WA079: Aerospace Tech. of Australia N24A, N224E, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, February 12, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 12, 1996, 12:01 local (17:01 UTC)
- Place: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 11 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96WA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38109/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA079

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N224E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224E-1996-09-25), registration cancelled 1996-09-25, S/N N24A62 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Aerospace Tech. of Australia N24A
- Registry model: [Government Aircraft Factories N24A](https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n24a) (registry code 3880104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Haiti  Express  Airways
- Departed: MTPP
- Destination: MTCH, CAP-HAITEN, OF
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MTP

## 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 19960212001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960212001649A), Feb 12, 1996: Govt N24A, Port Au Prince, HA, Destroyed, 13 fatal. Engine failure.

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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