Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-32-300 N970CA

31 October 1996 · St. Vincent, West Indies · Fatal

Summary

On 31 October 1996 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N970CA, operated by Kingfisher Air Services, was involved in an accident near St. Vincent, West Indies. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:00
Classification
Accident
Location
St. Vincent, West Indies
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N970CA
Category
Airplane
Operator
Kingfisher Air Services
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Lucia → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
Unk
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
MIA97WA017

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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