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Boeing 737 300 incident near Nassau, Bs, July 3, 2018

On July 3, 2018 at about 11:00 am local time, a Boeing 737 300, registered N331CK, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Nassau. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 3 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 3, 2018 · about 11:00 am local time
Place
Nassau, Bahamas
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737 300 3Y0 · all 737 300s on the register
Registration
N331CK · registry record · serial 23747
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID) - Ministry of Tourism, Aviation & Bahamasair has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 300 airplane that occurred on July 03, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Bahamas's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the AAID

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

  1. Pressure/environ sys malf/fail during enroute (cruise) defining event

The aircraft

  • Maximum gross weight: 138,499 lb
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine 1:; 0 hours total
  • Engine 2:; 0 hours total
  • Operator: Kalitta Charters Ii Llc

The flight

  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew3

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.

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 never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.