# NTSB MIA74AM067: Brittnorman BN-2A6, N864JA, Missing Aircraft, February 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1974
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0545  74/2/10    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BRITTNORMAN BN-2A6  CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1931                    N864JA              PX-  1  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 52, 3225 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CROIX,VI                 ST THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CLRD TO LND ST THOMAS,FAILED TO ARRIVE.PRESUMED LOST AT SEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N864JA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N864JA-1974-07-01), registration cancelled 1974-07-01, S/N 175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITTNORMAN BN-2A6
- Registry model: [Britten-Norman BN-2A-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-6) (registry code 1520205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740210005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740210005709A), Feb 10, 1974: Bnorm BN2, Missing Aircraf, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 fatal. Clrd to lnd st thomas,failed to arrive. Presumed lost at sea.

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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