# Accident 19890116000539A: Bnorm BN2A, Carolina, Puerto Rico, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 18:14 local time
- Place: Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VLIA
- Location: 18.4121° N, 65.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carolina, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4121&lon=-65.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N457SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N457SA-1991-02-07) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116000539A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASH LANDED IN A CANE FIELD. ORDERED FUEL BUT FAILED TO CHECK. LINEMAN READ 4.2 AS 42 GALLONS.

## 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 MIA89FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA065), Jan 16, 1989: Britten-Norman BN-2A (N457SA), Carolina, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THAT THE PROPER FUEL LOAD WAS PLACED ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED THE IMPROPER REFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT,…

## Other reports on N457SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810404040219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404040219I), Apr 4, 1981: Bnorm BN2A (N457SA), St Barthelemy, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. During enroute severe vibration occurred. Lost control but recovered. Landed and found trim tab bracket & rod failed

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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