- Date
- December 19, 1977
- Place
- Vieques, PR
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 2 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N862JABrittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771219038549A
- Case key
- 144085
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4185 77/12/19 NR.VIEQUES,PR BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0748 N862JA PX- 5 1 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 50, 5031 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I 1010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST CROIX,VI VIEQUES,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N862JA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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