# Accident 19770405008479A: Bnorm BN2, Maui, HI, April 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1977
- Place: Maui, HI
- Airport: Kaanapali
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 20.9450° N, 156.6900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kaanapali Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.9450&lon=-156.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555JA-2009-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2 ISLANDER (registry code 1520202, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,435 total, 108 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FJA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405008479A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.

## 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 OAK77FJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FJA08), Apr 5, 1977: Brittnorman BN-2 (N555JA), Maui, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N555JA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820503018319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820503018319I), May 3, 1982: Bnorm BN2 (N555JA), Redmond, OR, Minor damage. Left brake and wheel caught fire on taxi for takeoff. Worn brake lines caused overheating.

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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