# Incident 19830321073589I: Bnorm BN2AMK3, Blue Bell, PA, March 21, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Blue Bell, PA
- Airport: Wings
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WAWA
- Location: 40.1398° N, 75.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1398&lon=-75.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2AMK3
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83IA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830321073589I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT PROPELLER DEICE BOOT SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND PENETRATED A CABIN WINDOW INJURING 2 PASSENGERS.

## 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 NYC83IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83IA080), Mar 21, 1983: Britten-Norman BN-2 Mark III (N420WA), Blue Bell, PA, incident, minor 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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