Brittnorman BN-2A N855JA
9 September 1970 · Orocovis, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1970 at about 07:45 local time, a Brittnorman BN-2A registered N855JA, operated by San Juan Air *, was involved in an accident during in flight near Orocovis, Puerto Rico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orocovis, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Registration
- N855JA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- San Juan Air *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → Ponce, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1667
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DESCENDED IN SHALLOW L TURNS INTO MNTN SIDE. NO ACFT MALFUNCTION. PLT HADNT SLEPT FOR ABOUT 27 HRS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brittnorman BN-2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1970 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Port Ewen, New York, United States | Mountain Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1970 | Brittnorman BN-2A | New Shrewsbury, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Air * | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1971 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Dajabon, Other-Foreign Countries | North CAY Air* | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1969 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | San Juan Air I | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jan 1969 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Narssaruaq, Greenland | Jonas Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1971 | Brittnorman BN-2A | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Cavico Alamo | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |