Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW incident near Nassau, Bs, March 25, 2016
On March 25, 2016 at about 8:43 pm local time, a Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW, registered N273JB, suffered minor damage in an incident during approach near Nassau. No one was hurt; 100 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 25, 2016 · about 8:43 pm local time · cases in 2016
- Place
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 100 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW NO SERIES · all ERJ 190 100 IGWs on the register
- Registration
- N273JB · registry record · serial 19000073
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Bahamas Department of Civil Aviation's Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit (AAIPU) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Embraer EMB 190 that occurred on March 25, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIPU investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of the Operator. All investigative information will be released by the AAIPU.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during approach defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 2 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 96 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N273JB on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195 48 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Embraer 661 aircraft on the register
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DCA16WA110.json.
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.