# Accident 19891128049709A: Bnorm BN2A, Block Island, RI, November 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1989, 18:25 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NEAA
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127JL-1994-03-16) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 8
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA90MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128049709A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED OVER WATER ON NIGHT FLIGHT. SIGMET FOR SEVERE TURBULENCE. BODIES AND WRECKADGE FOUND.

## 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 DCA90MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA010), Nov 28, 1989: Britten-Norman BN-2 (N127JL), Block Island, RI, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, DURING AN OVERWATER FLIGHT ON A DARK (MOONLESS) NIGHT UNDER A CLOUD LAYER. A SIGMET WAS IN EFFECT WARNING OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY SEVERE…

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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