# Incident 19841003073659I: Bnorm BN2A8, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 3, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1984, 12:15 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DWIA
- 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: 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 BN2A8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003073659I

## Narrative

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

WHILE REPOSITIONING AIRCRAFT ON RAMP, BRAKE FAILED CAUSING WINGTIP TO STRIKE LIGHT POLE.

## 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 19820421017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820421017289I), Apr 21, 1982: Bnorm BN2A (N26JA), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Wingtip struck parked aircraft while taxiing on congested ramp.

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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