- Date
- December 21, 1971
- Place
- Culebra, PR
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 4 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N589JABrittnorman BN-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164769
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4528 71/12/21 CULEBRA,PR BRITTNORMAN BN-2 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1800 TIME - 1345 N589JA PX- 0 1 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULEBRA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VIEQUES,PR CULEBRA,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 115 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- FRNG RNG APCH RWY13,HOT.LNDD RWY31.BOUNCED.FLT PATH OVR HILLS TO AVD RNG,UN CLEAR HOUSE DRG CLIMB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N589JA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Culebra
N589JARegistration cancelled Mar 3, 1972 · Britten-Norman BN-2 ISLANDERAirframe modelBritten-Norman BN-2 ISLANDER
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