# NTSB MIA97WA017: Piper PA-32-300, N970CA, St. Vincent, WN, October 31, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 31, 1996, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: St. Vincent, WN
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA97WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38353/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA017

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N970CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970CA-2013-10-21), registration cancelled 2013-10-21, S/N 32-40644, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-32-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Kingfisher Air Services, doing business as Air St. Kitts/Nevis
- Departed: TLPC, ST. LUCIA, OF
- Destination: TVSV, OF
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Wind: 90° at 12 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TVS

## 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 19961031045539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031045539A), Oct 31, 1996: Piper PA32300, St Vincent, WN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On October 31, 1996, a Piper PA-32-300, N970CA, registered to a private individual, operated by kingfisher air services dba air st. kitts/nevis, failed…

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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