# Incident 20140429007329I: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER, San Juan, PR, April 29, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2014, 07:45 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UOIA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (registry code 1520226, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN-NORMAN BN2A-26 ISLANDER
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140429007329I

## Narrative

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

AIR CHARTER, LLC A COMMUTER AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER 1401 DEPARTED ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT (SIG) AT 11:45Z/7:45AM, WITH EIGHT PASSENGERS ON BOARD A BRITTEN NORMAN BN2-A26 AIRCRAFT BOUND FOR ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ AIRPORT (VQS), PUERTO RICO.THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF,  THE OVERHEAD PASSENGERS FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN COVER BEGAN SMOKING WITH FUMES AND THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE.  THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE TERMINAL ON ITS OWN POWER.

## Other reports on N906GD (2)

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

- [Incident 20170802019069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802019069I), Aug 2, 2017: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (N906GD), Culebra, PR, Minor damage. On 08/02/2017, N906GD departed antonio Rivera rodriguez (tjvq) airport at at/around 13:05 local time on a scheduled flight to Benjamin Rivera Noriega (tjcp)…
- [Accident 20140928020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928020909A), Sep 28, 2014: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (N906GD), Ceiba, PR, Substantial damage. On 09/28/2014 @ 10:00 local time flt 3202 of air charter (dba air flamenco) deviated from the taxiway centerline and when off the taxiway and ended in a ditch…

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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