Wreckage from plane crash in Bequia recovered

The wreckage from a tragic plane crash in Bequia in the St Vincent and the Grenadines has been successfully recovered. 

Images showed what was left of the single-engine aircraft being hoisted out of the ocean.   

The plane crash, which occurred on January 4, claimed the lives of four individuals.

Details of the crash

On January 4, the small plane with Registration Number N4023B was piloted and owned by Robert Sachs of Bequia.

Reports are that the plane crashed into the sea approximately one nautical mile West of Petit Nevis after departing J.F. Mitchell Airport in Paget Farm for St Lucia as its final destination. 

Sachs along with Hollywood actor Christian Klepser, known as Christian Oliver, aged 51, hailing from the United States of America died in the crash.

The devastating incident also claimed the lives of the actors’ two young daughters, Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, aged 10 and 12, respectively.

ECCA investigates the incident 

The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCA) has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to this calamitous plane crash.