# Accident 19980203000909A: Doug DC3C, February 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MFIM
- Aircraft: N200MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200MF-1999-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203000909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIR TAXI FEATHERED THE NUMBER ONE ENGI AND RETURNED TO ARPT. ACFT LOST NUMBER TWO ENG AND CRASHED SHORT OF RWY. (-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NUMBER ONE ENGINE #3 CYLINDER FAILURE. SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MOSS TOWN AT APPROX 95 MILES FROM AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO HAITI.             (.19) ON FEBRUARY 3, 1998 AT ABOUT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A DOUGLAS DC3C, N200MF,  REGISTERED TO MISSIONARY FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL,  AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PASSENGER FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON BOTH ENGINES AND MADE A FORCED LANDING 1 MILE FROM THE GREATER EXUMA AIRPORT, MOSS TOWN, BAHAMAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), COMMERCIAL PILOT FIRST OFFICER, AND 24 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MOSS TOWN ABOUT 1 HOUR 52 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC STATED TO COMPANY PERSONNEL THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE WHILE EN ROUTE TO CAPE HAITIAN, HAITI. HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE RIGHT                                       ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING 1 MILE SHORT OF MOSS TOWN. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION, DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, PO BOX N975, NASSAU, BAHAMAS, TELEPHONE: (242) 377-7281.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA068), Feb 3, 1998: Douglas DC-3C (N200MF), Moss Town, Haiti, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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