# Accident 19880905036609A: Bnorm BN2A, Sitka, AK, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 56.7308° N, 134.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7308&lon=-134.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111VA-1989-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A (registry code 1520204, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 191 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036609A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY THROUGH CLOUD OBSCURED PASS,UNABLE. TRIED TO REVERSE COURSE AND CRASHED IN A GLACIER. WAS OVER GROSSED

## 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 SEA88FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA167), Sep 5, 1988: Britten-Norman BN-2A (N111VA), Sitka, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N111VA (1)

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

- [Incident 19840719038579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719038579I), Jul 19, 1984: Bnorm BN2A (N111VA), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Right aileron balance weight struck a parked aircraft while being ground guided on a crowded 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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