From FAA Database:

**** 07/21/2000 Preliminary Accident/Incident Data Record 2 ****

A. Type: A Mid Air: N Missing: N Entry date: 07/21/2000 From: SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER

B. Reg. No.: 54AA M/M: DC3 Desc: DC-3, DST ( C-41, C-47, C-47A Activity: Business Phase: Take-off GA-A/C: Air Taxi (On Demand)

Descr: CARIBBEAN AIR/ALLIED AIR FREIGHT CARGO ACFT TOOK OFF FROM RY14, THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, AND THE ACFT LOST ALTITUDE AND CRASHED 2 MILES EAST OF THE RWY CENTER LINE, ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, NASSAU, BAHAMAS.

WX: MYNN METAR 201700Z 16010KT 8SM 90/32 77/25 Q1017.4 A3004 Damage: Destroyed

C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 3 Fat: 3 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: D. Location. City: NASSAU, BAHAMAS State: Country: BS E. Event Date: 07/20/2000 Time: 1713 F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: SO21 DO City: SAN JUAN DO State: PR Others: NTSB G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: NASSAU, BAHAMAS Dep Date: 07/20/2000 Time: 1713 Dest: FREEPORT, BAHAMAS Last Radio Cont: MYNN ATCT Flt Plan: VFR Last Clearance: UNKN WX Briefing: U Other:

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