LIAT Flight 319
A LIAT Series 300 Twin Otter similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 August 1986 |
| Summary | Crashed into the sea in poor weather |
| Site | Near E. T. Joshua Airport, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Sea, 13°08′14″N 61°13′08″W / 13.137335°N 61.218879°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 310 Twin Otter |
| Operator | LIAT |
| Registration | V2-LCJ |
| Flight origin | Hewanorra International Airport, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia |
| Destination | E. T. Joshua Airport, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Occupants | 13 |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 13 (presumed) |
| Survivors | 0 (presumed) |
LIAT Flight 319 was a scheduled Caribbean inter-island flight from Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia to E. T. Joshua Airport in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On 3 August 1986, the 19-seater de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 310 Twin Otter airliner serving the flight, which was operated by Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT), disappeared, but is believed to have crashed into the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the deaths of its 11 passengers and 2 aircrew.