# Accident 19741020040109A: Bnorm BN2A, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Verde International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,913 total, 69 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020040109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT OPENED WINDOW TO SIGNAL GROUND CREW.HAND SEVERED BY PROP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA75AM023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM023), Oct 20, 1974: Brittnorman BN-2A (N46JA), San Juan, PR, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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