# Accident 20091217857269A: Dassault/Su FAN JET FAL, Matthewtown, BH, December 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Matthewtown, BH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.9850° N, 73.4569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.9850&lon=-73.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28RK-2011-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON (registry code 2720302, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT/SU FAN JET FAL
- Reported engine: GE CF700 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10RA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10RA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091217857269A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/17/09 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EST (0030 UTC), N28RK, A DASSAULT/SUD AVIATION FAN JET FALCON 20 CRASHED ON THE ISLAND OF GREAT INAGUA, BAHAMAS APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES EAST OF MATTHEWTOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN AN AREA OF FLAT, SCRUB-COVERED KARST AT HIGH SPEED AND A RELATIVELY SHALLOW ANGLE OF ARRIVAL.  THE WRECKAGE IS EXTREMELY FRAGMENTED AND SCATTERED OVER A LARGE AREA.  THE TWO PILOTS ABOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES OR DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA10RA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10RA097), Dec 18, 2009: Dassault/Sud Falcon 20 (N28RK), Matthew Town, Bahamas, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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