ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343257
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 2023 |
| Time: | 21:17 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Buiqui Aerospace Flight school |
| Registration: | N13384 |
| MSN: | 172-62719 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Missing off Saint Thomas -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aguadilla-Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN/TJBQ) |
| Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport (STT/TIST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
N13384 departed TJBQ on an IFR flight plan to STT. After performing a missed approach at STT, the incident aircraft climbed to 5,900' on ADSB-D before starting to descend, gaining speed, and being lost from radar at 9:17pm AST. Search operations were suspended on Monday 7 August 2023. Both occupants are deemed to have died in the crash.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N13384/history/20230804/2315Z/TJBQ/TJBQ
https://wapa.tv/noticias/locales/buscan-avioneta-que-desapareci-camino-a-st-thomas/article_ef5f71f8-33a5-11ee-bc14-c784f48781dd.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2023 18:51 | PRpiloto | Added |
| 05-Aug-2023 18:53 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Aug-2023 20:00 | Anon. | Updated |
| 08-Aug-2023 07:58 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 24-Sep-2023 04:56 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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