# Accident 19941202040259A: Bnorm BN2B20, Majaro, PS, December 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1994, 12:48 local time
- Place: Majaro, PS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N16VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16VM-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten Norman BN-2B-20 (registry code 1520302, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2B20
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total, 150 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941202040259A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE. LOOSING OIL AND QUIT. UNABLE CONTINUE. DITCHED. RECENT ENGINE OVERHAUL. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA041), Dec 2, 1994: Britten-Norman Islander BN2B-20 (N16VM), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: An undetermined failure of the left engine. The inability of the airplane to maintain level flight and exceeding the one-engine capability was a factor in the accident.

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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