19840802076919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bnorm BN2A6 · Vieques, Puerto Rico · August 2, 1984

Date
August 2, 1984 · 08:05 local
Place
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Airport
Vieques
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VLIA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N589SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA84AA033
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A6
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
8
Pilot’s flight hours
723 total105 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power lost on left engine due to water in fuel, over gross with aft CG at takeoff. Stalled and impacted in ocean.

As the FAA filed it

POWER LOST ON LEFT ENGINE DUE TO WATER IN FUEL, OVER GROSS WITH AFT CG AT TAKEOFF. STALLED AND IMPACTED IN OCEAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.