# NTSB MIA74OKT63: Norman BN-2A, N38JA, Don Don, HA, August 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1973
- Place: Don Don, HA · DON DON, Haiti
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 10 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74OKT63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74OKT63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0077  73/8/15    DON DON,HAITI       NORMAN BN-2A        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1450                    N38JA               PX-  9  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2268 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT AU PRINCE,HAITI        CAP HAITIEN,HAITI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOV OF HATI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38JA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38JA-1974-03-25), registration cancelled 1974-03-25, S/N 211, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORMAN BN-2A
- 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 19730815042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730815042439A), Aug 15, 1973: Bnorm BN2A, Don Don, Destroyed, 9 fatal. Investigation under jurisdiction of the gov of hati.

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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