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 | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1989 | Britten-Norman BN-2 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |