# Accident 19810720061639A: Bnorm BN2A, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1981, 22:07 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Puerto Rico International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N116DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116DW-1981-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A (registry code 1520204, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,577 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720061639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF IN UNCONTROLLED NOSE HIGH ATITUDE. L1011 HAD TAKEN OFF PREVIOUSLY.

## 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 MIA81FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA097), Jul 20, 1981: Brittnorman BN-2A (N116DW), San Juan, PR, destroyed

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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