ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39787
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1982 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Carib Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N777AA |
| MSN: | 31-668 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4665 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Anguilla and US Virgin Is -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | The Valley, Anguilla, West Indies (AXA/TQPF) |
| Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (KSTT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ANGUILLA AT 08:03 AST. AT 08:05 AST THE PILOT RADIOED ST. MAARTEN & FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ST. THOMAS. THE FLIGHT PLAN SHOWED A DIRECT ROUTE OF FLIGHT AT 4,500 FT AMSL WITH A TIME EN-ROUTE OF 45 MINUTES. THE FLIGHT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION. SEARCH EFFORTS WERE SUSPENDED ON OCTOBER 23, 1982 WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS.
PILOTS FLYING IN THE AREA ON THE ACCIDENT DATE REPORTED THAT AT 09:20 AST THERE WAS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING NORTH-WEST FROM ST. MAARTEN TO THE ANTIGUA AREA. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAD A BASE AS LOW AS 1,000 FEET WITH CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAIN BELOW. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE & INJURIES ARE PRESUMED. NO TRACE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR THE EIGHT PERSONS ON BOARD [PILOT AND SEVEN PASSENGERS] WAS EVER FOUND
REGISTRATION N777AA BELATEDLY CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON AUGUST 28 2013 [OVER 30 YEARS LATER!]
Sources:
1. NTSB ID MIA83FA017 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X04906&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=777AA
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1982/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-antillean-sea-8-killed/]
4. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/7/N777AA.shtm
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N777AA.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2014 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 19:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Sep-2017 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Apr-2022 09:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
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