Fatal NTSB investigations: Britten-Norman BN-2A

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Britten-Norman BN-2A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19692026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Britten-Norman BN-2A per year, 1969–2026: 8 cases
19691
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19781
19881
19891
20211

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1520204'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN22FA031Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBritten-Norman BN-2A · Beaver Island, MIThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.Nov 13, 2021 · N866JA · Substantial damageNTSB DCA90MA010Accident · 8 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBritten-Norman BN-2 · Block Island, RIThe aircraft crashed for an undetermined reason, during an overwater flight on a dark (moonless) night under a cloud layer. A SIGMET was in effect warning of moderate to occasionally severe turbulence below 6000 feet and the potential of low level wind shear.Nov 28, 1989 · N127JL · DestroyedNTSB SEA88FA167Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBritten-Norman BN-2A · Sitka, AKThe pilot encountered low ceilings, rain and fog while attempting to fly through a narrow mountain pass and successfully reversed course. He then flew into a small canyon off the main pass that terminated in a small glacier-covered bowl surrounded by steep…Sep 5, 1988 · N111VA · DestroyedNTSB ANC78FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Toksook Bay, AKJan 20, 1978 · N869JA · DestroyedNTSB MIA78FA016Accident · 5 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Vieques, PRDec 19, 1977 · N862JA · DestroyedNTSB ANC77FA062Accident · 1 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2H · Ruby, AKJul 21, 1977 · N22JA · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71AM024Accident · 1 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Orocovis, PRSep 9, 1970 · N855JA · DestroyedNTSB MIA70A0031Accident · 2 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Missing AircraftOct 11, 1969 · N852JA · Destroyed