Aviation Crash Map

Britten-Norman BN-2 N119DW

13 December 1984 · San Juan · No injuries

Summary

On 13 December 1984 at about 20:20 local time, a Britten-Norman BN-2 registered N119DW, operated by Crown Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Juan. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:20
Classification
Accident
Location
San Juan
Nearest airport
San Juan (SJU)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Britten-Norman BN-2
Registration
N119DW
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Crown Air, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Beef Island → San Juan
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85FA059

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
9 0 0 0 9

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

AFTER LANDING THE FLT WAS DIRECTED BY GROUND CONTROL TO TAXI TO THE CARGO RAMP MAKING ROOM FOR A TAXIING BOEING 747. GROUND CONTROL THEN ASKED THE ACFT TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND TAXI FURTHER EAST ON THE RAMP. AS THE LEFT TURN WAS COMPLETED THE RIGHT BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED INTERNALLY. THE ACFT CONTINUED LEFT COLLIDING WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Britten-Norman BN-2 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Mar 1983 Britten-Norman BN-2 MARK III
N420WA
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28 Nov 1989 Britten-Norman BN-2
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Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 8