# NTSB GAA24WA181: Cessna 550, N494GP, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis, May 18, 2024

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: May 18, 2024, 20:22 local (20:22 UTC)
- Place: Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
- Coordinates: 17, 62
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.0000&lon=62.0000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AVP-110, Textron Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA24WA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194379/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA181

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 550, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2076604), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N494GP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494GP), registered now, S/N 550-0627, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Registry model: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (registry code 52112, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 550-0627
- Year built: 1990
- Engines: P&W CANADA JT15D-4 2500 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W CANADA JT15D-4 2500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Casas Funerales Vida
- Registered owner: Aerotrust Services Corp Trustee
- Departed: SKB, Basseterre, OF
- Destination: OPF, Miami, FL

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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