# NTSB DCA97WA032: Britten-Norman BN2A-26, N851JA, Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica, March 7, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 7, 1997, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA97WA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11035/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97WA032

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N851JA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851JA-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 913, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Britten-Norman BN2A-26
- Registry model: [Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (registry code 1520226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Travelair
- Departed: UNK
- Destination: MRPV, SAN JOSE
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

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