# Incident 19820421017289I: Bnorm BN2A, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Harry S Truman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DWIA
- 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: N26JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26JA-2017-07-07) (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 BN2A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820421017289I

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING ON CONGESTED RAMP.

## Other reports on N26JA (2)

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

- [Accident 19970807021312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807021312A), Aug 7, 1997: Bnorm BN2A8 (N26JA), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Collided mid air with N1202S over runway. (.4)on August 7, 1997, about 1248 atlantic standard time, two britten-norman BN-2 airplanes, collided in flight, over…
- [Incident 19841003073659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003073659I), Oct 3, 1984: Bnorm BN2A8 (N26JA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. While repositioning aircraft on ramp, brake failed causing wingtip to strike light pole.

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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