Published 15 June 2026
Buckie Got It,
St Kitts and Nevis, News Source
News Credit: https://www.stvincenttimes.com/missing-aircraft-enroute-from-st-vincent-to-tobago-found/
Authorities in St. Vincent have confirmed that the missing aircraft has been located, and fortunately, no passengers on board died. While officials did not divulge extensive details regarding the discovery, they indicated that regional security agencies are currently working together to bring the matter to a closure.
The resolution follows an intense period of uncertainty after a twin-engine light aircraft—a Dominican Republic-registered Beechcraft Baron B58T with the registration number HI1145—disappeared en route to Tobago, leaving its two occupants unaccounted for.
This disappearance and subsequent recovery have taken place amid a period of heightened aviation activity in the region.
Recent reports note an uptick in aircraft movements throughout the Southern Caribbean since the U.S. began a bombing campaign targeting what they deem to be drug vessels. Further updates on the aircraft’s recovery are expected as regional security agencies conclude their operations.
According to a June 15 press release from the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Sustainable Development, the plane departed from Argyle International Airport on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 11:52 a.m. local time. The aircraft was scheduled for a one-hour and five-minute flight to the A.N.R. Robinson International Airport in Tobago.
Initially, the flight proceeded entirely without incident. The crew maintained normal radio contact with Argyle Air Traffic Control as the plane headed south. A standard transfer of communications was executed when the Beechcraft reached 40 nautical miles south of Argyle International Airport, the official southern boundary of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ controlled airspace.
However, all radio contact with the aircraft was mysteriously lost following this communication transfer. When the plane failed to land at its destination in Tobago, authorities immediately issued an alert and initiated an official distress phase, prompting the Civil Aviation Department to launch active search and rescue operations. During the search efforts, the Ministry emphasized its ongoing commitment to “ensuring the safe and secure operations of flights within our airspace”.
