What happened
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On November 13, 2021, at 1349 eastern standard time, a Britten Norman BN-2A airplane,
N866JA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident on Beaver Island,
Michigan. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and one passenger received
Serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR)
Part 135 air taxi flight.
The airplane departed the charlevoix municipal airport (cvx), at 1332, with the pilot and 4
Passengers on-board. After departing cvx, the airplane turned north and proceeded directly
Toward the Welke airport (6Y8), on Beaver Island, Michigan. The enroute portion of the flight
Was conducted about 1500 ft. above mean sea level (MSL), and the airplane remained at this
Altitude until the it was about 3 nautical miles (NM) from 6Y. At this point, the airplane began
Descending and was maneuvered toward a straight-in approach to runway 35 at 6Y8. The
Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data ended about 0.24 NM south of the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 13, 2021, AT 1349 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BRITTEN NORMAN BN-2A AIRPLANE,
N866JA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON BEAVER ISLAND,
MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED
SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)
PART 135 AIR TAXI FLIGHT.
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE CHARLEVOIX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CVX), AT 1332, WITH THE PILOT AND 4
PASSENGERS ON-BOARD. AFTER DEPARTING CVX, THE AIRPLANE TURNED NORTH AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY
TOWARD THE WELKE AIRPORT (6Y8), ON BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN. THE ENROUTE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT
WAS CONDUCTED ABOUT 1500 FT. ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), AND THE AIRPLANE REMAINED AT THIS
ALTITUDE UNTIL THE IT WAS ABOUT 3 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) FROM 6Y. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN
DESCENDING AND WAS MANEUVERED TOWARD A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT 6Y8. THE
AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B) DATA ENDED ABOUT 0.24 NM SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
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