N777AA
PIPER PA-31
THE FLT DEPARTED ANGUILLA AT 0803 AST. AT 0805 THE PLT RADIOED ST. MAARTEN & FILED A VFR FLT PLAN TO ST. THOMAS. THE FLT PLAN SHOWED A DIRECT ROUTE OF FLT AT 4,500 FT MSL WITH A TIME ENROUTE OF 45 MIN. THE FLT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION. SEARCH EFFORTS WERE SUSPENDED ON 10/23/82 WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PLTS FLYING IN THE AREA ON THE ACCIDENT DATE REPORTED THAT AT 0920 THERE WAS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING NW FROM ST. MAARTEN TO THE ANTIGUA AREA. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAD A BASE AS LOW AS 1,000 FT WITH CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAIN BELOW. THE ACFT DAMAGE & INJURIES ARE PRESUMED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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