# NTSB MIA71RKA11: Douglas DC-3A, N57372, East End, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1971
- Place: East End, U.S. Virgin Islands · EAST END,BVI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71RKA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71RKA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0005   71/4/5    EAST END,BVI        DOUGLAS DC-3A       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 4425
        TIME - 0951                    N57372              PX-  0  1  0  CTR CARGO-I               TOTAL HOURS, 1510 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEEF ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 EAST END,BVI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BVI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57372](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57372-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 10136, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3A
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beef Island

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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