# NTSB ERA20WA015: Douglas DC3C S1C3G, N437GB, Nassau, Bahamas, October 18, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 18, 2019, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.0925, -77.504722
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0925&lon=-77.5047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100459/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA015

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=3021458), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Douglas DC3C S1C3G airplane that occurred on October 18, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Bahamas's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Bahamas.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N437GB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437GB-2020-01-29), registration cancelled 2020-01-29, S/N 19999, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Douglas DC3C S1C3G (A)
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C-S1C3G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (registry code 3021458) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19999
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 SERIES 1350 horsepower reciprocating; Pratt & Whitney R-1830 SERIES 1350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Atlantic Air Cargo Inc
- Registered owner: Atlantic Air Cargo Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: KOPF, Miami, FL
- Destination: MYNN, Nassau
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Day

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.

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