Missing Agape Flights Plane Found in Haiti, No Survivors

CEO said no information known regarding cause, asked for prayers

Agape Flights lost contact with a plane on Thursday afternoon (Feb. 5), and search and rescue teams found the plane in the Haitian mountains on Friday. Officials believe no one on board survived the crash.

Agape Flights CEO Allen Speer announces discovery of missing plane / Video screenshot

Agape Flights is a Christian aviation ministry that transports mail and critical supplies to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas for the purpose of mission work. Agape Flights has earned a Donor Confidence Score of 80 out of 100 in the MinistryWatch 1000 database — a “Give With Confidence” designation.

In a video released Friday, CEO Allen Speer announced the plane — aircraft N316AF, an Embraer 110 — had been located.

“[The plane] dropped off radar over Jérémie, Haiti,” Speer said. “What followed was an extensive search and rescue effort through the night and even today. This afternoon, the aircraft was located in the mountains of Haiti.”

Speer said they do not believe any of the pilots survived the crash and that no information was known at the time regarding the cause of the aircraft’s disappearance.

To protect the privacy and dignity of those involved, Agape Flights is not releasing names or further information at this time.

“We ask for your understanding, your grace, and your continued prayers,” Speer said. “We grieve deeply for the families of the pilots who are now enduring an unimaginable loss, and we ask you our family to lift them up in prayer for strength when the weight feels unbearable, for comfort when there are no words, and for God’s peace to surround them in every moment.”

This is not the first time Agape Flights has faced tragedy with one of their planes in Haiti. In 2022, MinistryWatch reported another Agape Flights aircraft incident after protesters burned one of the ministry’s planes. The demonstrators were protesting violence in Haiti and likely assumed the plane was connected to gang activity, according to one missionary. The seven employees involved were safe.

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