Piper PA42 F-GXES

Summary

On 5 May 2012 at about 06:40 local time, a Piper PA42 registered F-GXES, operated by Transports Aeriens Intercaraibes, was involved in an accident near Grand Case, France. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 May 2012 at 06:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Case, France

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA42

Registration

F-GXES

Category

Airplane

Operator

Transports Aeriens Intercaraibes

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Case → Fort de France

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN12WA275

4 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 5, 2012, at 0640 UTC, a Piper PA42 Cheyenne III, French registration F-GXES, was destroyed when it crashed about four minutes after takeoff into the Atlantic Ocean, three miles from Grand Case, St. Maarten. The pilot and three passengers on board were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight was en route to Fort de France, Martinique. Witnesses saw the airplane explode and crash into the sea. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from the French BEA. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the French BEA at: Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses Zone Sud – Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.