# NTSB ATL02WA116: Aero Commander 500-B, N78336, Roseau, Dominica, May 31, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 31, 2002, 13:15 local (03:45 UTC)
- Place: Roseau, Dominica
- Coordinates: 15.703424, -61.491274 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.7034&lon=-61.4913&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02WA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54848/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02WA116

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78336](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78336-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 500B-1187-94, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Aero Commander 500-B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Bevins Air Services Inc.
- Departed: TDPD, Melville Hall
- Destination: STT, St. Thomas
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observed at: TDPD

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