ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11671
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N4573P |
| MSN: | 27-82 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, between Anguilla and Beef Island -
 British Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Anguilla, West Indies (AXA/TQPF) |
| Beef Island,West Indies (EIS/TUPJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 28.12.76 when went missing en route between Anguilla and Beef Island, two islands in the West Indies. Damage to and injury to the six persons on board index presumed, as no trace of the wreckage was ever found. The NTSB report notes that there were severe thunderstorms in the area at the time that the Aztec was last seen on radar
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=56038&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=4573P
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac3/Exec%20Aviation/Piper%20PA-23-250%20Aztec.html
4. http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/html/missing_aircraft_in_the_bermud.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 03:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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