# NTSB MIA75AM025: Brittnorman BN-2A, N80JA, St Thomas, VI, November 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1974
- Place: St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS,VI, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3498   74/11/1   ST THOMAS,VI        BRITTNORMAN BN-2A   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2577
        TIME - 2030                    N80JA               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 552 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S TRUMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST THOMAS,VI                SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENGINES SECURED,PSGRS DEPLANED.1 PSGR RETURNED TO ACFT AFTER ENGINES RESTARTED.WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80JA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80JA-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 365, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITTNORMAN BN-2A
- Registry model: [Britten-Norman BN-2A-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-8) (registry code 1520209) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Harry S Truman

## 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 19741101038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741101038499A), Nov 1, 1974: Bnorm BN2A8, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 fatal. Engines secured,psgrs deplaned.1 psgr returned to acft after engines restarted. Walked into prop.

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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