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Narrative: The plane crashed at sea, 6 miles North of Martinique. Two persons on board, the pilot and his wife, were killed. Radio contact was lost at 17:45 LT. The body of the pilot was recovered the december, 20 near the north west cost of Martinique, Le Prêcheur. Some debris of the plane was recovered near the body. The body of the passenger was never recovered.
BEA Report:
Causes: The collision with the surface of the water is due to the decision to begin and to pursue a flight at sight, in degraded weather conditions and weak crepuscular light.
The following factors most probably contributed to the accident: ^ the will of the pilot to go to the planned destination. ^ the reliable excess of the pilot little experimented as for his capacities to fly in degraded conditions of visibility.