# NTSB LAX91WA031: Britten-Norman BN-2A, N87877, Pohnpei (Pacific Ocean), November 15, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 15, 1990, 10:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Pohnpei (Pacific Ocean)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX91WA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27385/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91WA031

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87877](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87877-1991-01-02), registration cancelled 1991-01-02, S/N 91 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Britten-Norman BN-2A
- Registry model: [Britten-Norman BN-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (registry code 1520204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: Pacific Missionary Aviation
- Departed: PTPN, PO
- Destination: PTPN, PO

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PTPN

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19901115050719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115050719A), Nov 15, 1990: Bnorm BN2A, Destroyed. Lost power on both engines,possible fuel starvation, then crashed at sea. Aircraft sank,all 6 people were rescued.

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.

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