- Date
- October 7, 1971
- Place
- No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N857JABrittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163700
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3802 71/10/7 NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 4000 TIME - 1740 N857JA PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLA GRANDE,PR SOUTH CAICOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER LOW ON FUEL APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- PLT KNEW RADIO NAV EQUIP MALFUNCTIONING.FLEW DEAD RECKONING,BECAME LOST.DITCHED BY SHIP.ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N857JA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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