Brittnorman BN-2A N118DW
12 December 1975 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1975 at about 11:29 local time, a Brittnorman BN-2A registered N118DW, operated by Dorado Wings I, was involved in an accident during in flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 7 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Registration
- N118DW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Dorado Wings I
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dorado, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3936
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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
ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brittnorman BN-2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1975 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Tin City, Alaska, United States | Munz Northern* | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1975 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Provincetown B | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1974 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Riverton Hts, Washington, United States | Harbor Airlin* | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Oct 1974 | Brittnorman BN-2A | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | North CAY Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1974 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Gulfcoast Avi* | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1974 | Brittnorman BN-2A | St Thomas, Puerto Rico, United States | Dorado Wings | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |