Date:	Monday 18 December 1972
Time:	12:45
Type:	Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N7769Y
MSN:	30-855
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Morne Diablotins -   Dominica
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua, West Indies (ANU/TAPA)
Destination airport:	Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Martinique,West Indies
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) December 18, 1972 due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) into Morne Diablotins (the highest mountain in Dominica, 15 miles north of Dominica's capital Roseau, at approximate Coordinates 15°30′12″N 61°23′50″W). The mountains were obscured by clouds. Hit mountain at 4,330 feet amsl. Accident Investigated & reported by Dominican Government. However, according to the following excerpt from the NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED"

All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed. THe registration N7769Y was cancelled by the FAA on April 9, 1974

1. NTSB Identification: Unknown at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=67703&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7769Y

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
02-Feb-2017 18:36	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Dec-2019 20:07	MEPIC	Updated [Country, ]
30-Apr-2022 04:08	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
13-Dec-2024 10:32	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]