Incident Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL) 9Y-BGI, Saturday 9 November 2019
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Date:Saturday 9 November 2019
Time:21:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL)
Owner/operator:Caribbean Airlines
Registration: 9Y-BGI
MSN: 28232/547
Year of manufacture:2000
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Incident
Location:300 nm from Nassau -   Bahamas
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ)
Destination airport:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK)
Investigating agency: AAIA Bahamas
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Caribbean Airlines flight 526, a Boeing 737-800, was cruising at an altitude of FL380 at a distance of approximately 300 NM from Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) when there was a failure of the number 2 engine that led to the pilots declaring an emergency and subsequently diverting to MYNN. The aircraft landed at 21:50 and there were no reported injuries

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIA Bahamas
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

AAIA

Revision history:

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