# NTSB MIA76OM011: Douglas C-54B, N88939, Grand Turk, Tokelau, September 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1976
- Place: Grand Turk, Tokelau · GRAND TURK,BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76OM011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76OM011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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B-0001  76/9/16    GRAND TURK,BWI      DOUGLAS C-54B       CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6000
        TIME - 1630                    N88939              PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND TURK INTL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    GRAND TURK,BWI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BWI-TURKS AIR LTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88939](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88939-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 18397, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C-54B
- Registry model: [Douglas C54B-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc) (registry code 3021516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (registry code 52023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Turk Intl

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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