# Accident 19830407014569A: Bnorm BN2A8, Selawik, AK, April 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1983, 14:56 local time
- Place: Selawik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MNAA
- Location: 66.5897° N, 160.0192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5897&lon=-160.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37MN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A8
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,054 total, 1,598 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830407014569A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE GROUND IN A WHITEOUT. WAS VFR IN AREA OF SNOWSHOWERS AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. NO GROUND REFERENCE.

## 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 ANC83FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA068), Apr 7, 1983: Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 (N37MN), Selawik, AK, substantial damage, 2 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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