 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 | 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 |
| Destination | E. T. Joshua Airport |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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 eleven passengers and two aircrew.