# Accident 19780120004759A: Bnorm BN2A9, Toksook Bay, AK, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 60.5286° N, 165.1056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toksook Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5286&lon=-165.1056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869JA-1982-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A (registry code 1520204, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,783 total, 179 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120004759A

## Narrative

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

ACFT IN AREA DURING SAME TIME PERIOD REPORTED POOR VIS DUE TO SNOUALLS.

## 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 ANC78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA012), Jan 20, 1978: Brittnorman BN-2A (N869JA), Toksook Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N869JA (1)

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

- [Accident 19730917029489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730917029489A), Sep 17, 1973: Bnorm BN2A (N869JA), Santo Domingo, 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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