Air Crash Investigations - John F. Kennedy Jr. Killed In Plane Crash

At 8:39 p.m. on July 16,1999 John F. Kennedy Jr., son of former President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, departed from Essex County Airport (IATA: CDW), a public use airport located in Fairfield Township, Essex County. His destination was Martha’s Vineyard Airport. Kennedy checked in with the air traffic control tower of Martha’s Vinayard Airport before departure. There were three persons on board the Piper Saratoga: John F. Kennedy Jr, his wife Carolyn Bessette, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette. Martha’s Vineyard Airport (IATA: MVY) is an airport located in the middle of the island of Martha’s Vineyard, just south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Kennedy’s plane never arrived in Martha’s Vineyard. The plane wreck was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean two days later. All three inhabitants of the plane were dead. The cause of the crash was spatial disorientation.