- Date
- June 2, 1981
- Place
- Nassau (Atlantic Ocean) · NASSAU,BAHAMAS, AO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28377Brittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1061 81/6/2 NR.NASSAU,BAHAMAS BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1519 N28377 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 43, 7429 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2420 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELEUTHERA,BAHAMAS NASSAU,BAHAMAS 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) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC 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 REMARKS- DITCHED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28377
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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