A major search operation is underway in the Southern Caribbean after a Beech 58P Pressurized Baron aircraft, registration HI-1145, disappeared during a flight from St. Vincent to Tobago, leaving authorities searching for answers.
The Dominican Republic-registered twin-engine aircraft departed Argyle International Airport in St. Vincent at 11:52 a.m. on June 12, bound for ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago. However, during the journey, air traffic controllers suddenly lost all communication with the aircraft.
Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 showed HI-1145 flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at approximately 4,025 feet and a speed of around 142 knots before the tracking signal abruptly stopped. Its last known position placed the aircraft over the Southern Caribbean Sea, near Grenadian and Venezuelan waters.
Authorities have not yet confirmed how many people were on board or released the identities of any occupants. The Beech 58P Baron can typically carry one pilot and four to five passengers, but no wreckage has been located and there has been no official confirmation of a crash.
According to regional sources, Argyle Air Traffic Control alerted Piarco Air Traffic Control in Trinidad and Tobago after losing contact with the aircraft. Search and rescue teams from several Caribbean nations are actively searching the area, hoping to locate the aircraft or discover any clues about its fate.
Flight records indicate that HI-1145 had been operating normally before the disappearance, completing several flights between Canouan and St. Vincent on June 10 and June 12 without any reported issues. The aircraft was also known to frequently operate routes between Grenada and Trinidad.
The disappearance has raised concerns across the region, as it is the second aircraft to vanish after traversing the Canouan–St. Vincent flight path, following another unresolved disappearance in December 2023.
As search crews continue scanning the vast Caribbean waters, families, aviation officials, and the wider aviation community remain hopeful for any sign of the missing aircraft and its occupants.
What happened to HI-1145 remains one of the Caribbean’s latest aviation mysteries.
