# Accident 19770721041759A: Bnorm BN2A, Ruby, AK, July 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1977
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 64.7233° N, 155.5005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruby, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7233&lon=-155.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22JA-2009-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A (registry code 1520204, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,675 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721041759A

## 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 ANC77FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA062), Jul 21, 1977: Brittnorman BN-2H (N22JA), Ruby, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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