26/01/2021
The wreckage, that of a Piper PA-23 Aztec, crashed in 1975 after leaving St Croix's Alexander Hamilton Airport while en route to Piarco International Airport. The report by the Aviation Safety Network says that while approaching Trinidad the weather deteriorated and the pilot was unable to contact the Piarco Control Tower to change his flight plan. The pilot reduced his height to around 500ft to gain visibility, due to heavy rains, the pilot decided to climb back to a safe altitude. Shortly afterwards a steep forested mountain appeared directly ahead which the pilot was unable to avoid. Both pilot and passenger escaped with minor injuries. Join us as we undertake the trek towards this plane wreck via the Huggins Ruin trail in Chaguramas. Information about the plane wreckage was taken from www.looptt.com and aviation-safety.net