# Accident 19770114025939A: Bnorm BN2A8, St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, January 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1977
- Place: St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Harry S.Truman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 (registry code 1520209, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A8
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 650 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770114025939A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA024), Jan 14, 1977: Brittnorman BN2A-8 (N121DW), St.Thomas, VI, substantial 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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