- Date
- January 29, 2009, 21:30 local (Jan 30, 2009, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 11 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- C6-DXLCessna 421B
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Teledyne Continental Motors, Cessna Aircraft Company
- Case key
- 73309
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 29, 2009, at 2130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 421B, Bahamian registration C6-DXL, operated by a private individual as an air ambulance, experienced a loss of engine power while on approach to the Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas. The pilot and eleven previously injured passengers sustained minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from the Nicholl’s Town Airport (MYAN), Andros, Bahamas, at an undetermined time. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department Flight Standards Inspectorate. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Manager of Flight Standards, Bahamas P.O. Box AP 59244 Nassau, N.P. Bahamas Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448 Facsimile: (242) 377-6060 This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C6-DXL
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421B0457
- Engines
- Continental Motors GTSIO-520-L, 375 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental Motors GTSIO-520-L, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Glen Pratt
- Registered owner
- Glen Pratt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MYAN · Nicholl's Town
- Destination
- MYNN · Nassau
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MYNN · Lynden Pindling Int., Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night