# Accident 20070715015579A: Bnorm BN2A20, Stanley, ID, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 17:35 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GAJA
- Location: 44.2086° N, 114.9344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2086&lon=-114.9344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6561B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6561B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 (registry code 1520220, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715015579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DROPPING OFF 8 PASSENGERS, THE ISLANDER TOOK OFF FROM STANLEY AIRPORT, UPON REACHING 300 FT AGL, THE PORT ENIGNE LOST POWER SO PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRFIELD. DURING HIS RETURN, HE LOST ALTITUDE AND SPEED SO HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD WHICH HAD WATER AND DITCHES IN IT. HIS PORT MAIN GEAR HIT A DITCH AND FOLDED BACK CAUSING THE PORT PROP AND WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA07CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA221), Jul 15, 2007: Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 (N6561B), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the airplane was refueled, which resulted in a loss of engine power from both engines due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing. A contributing factor was the…

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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