Britten Norman BN-2A-27 YR-BNP
20 January 2014 · Horea, Romania · Fatal
Summary
On 20 January 2014 at about 14:00 local time, a Britten Norman BN-2A-27 registered YR-BNP was involved in an accident near Horea, Romania. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Horea, Romania
- Coordinates
- 46.5544, 22.9803
- Aircraft
- Britten Norman BN-2A-27
- Registration
- YR-BNP
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- CEN14WA117
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
On January 20, 2014, about 1400 coordinated universal time, a Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 airplane, YR-BNP, impacted mountainous terrain near Horea, Cluj, Romania. The two pilots, and five passengers were all fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed the Baneasa International Airport (LRBS) and was en route to the Oradea International Airport (LROD). According to information provided by the Romanian investigators, the airplane impacted a snowy, wooded area in mountainous terrain under unknown circumstances. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Romanian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Romanian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Romania Civil Aviation Safety Investigation and Analysis Center (CIAS) 40 Bucharest-Ploiesti Road, District 1 Bucharest, Romania 013695 [email protected] Phone: +4.021.222.05.35 Fax: +4.0378.107.106
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2014 | Britten-Norman BN-2A | Ceiba, United States | Air Charter Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2013 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 | Culebra, United States | Air Charter Inc DBA | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 2010 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2008 | Britten Norman BN-2A MK III | Turks and Caicos, Turks And Caicos Islands | Linea Aerea Puertorriquena Inc | Fatal | 12 |
| 28 Apr 2007 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | McCall Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Britten-Norman BN-2A | Beaver Island, Michigan, United States | McPhillips Flying Service Inc | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2014 | Airbus EC135T2+ | Lake Siutghiol, Romania | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Sep 2015 | Trendak TERCEL | Odorheiul Secuiesc City, Romania | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 2015 | Cessna 340A | Vicovu de Sus, Romania | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2016 | Boeing 737 | Bucharest, Romania | - | Unknown | - |
| 7 Jan 2016 | Boeing 737 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Blue Air-Airline Management Solutions | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2017 | Boeing 737 | Bacau, Romania | Blue Air- Airline Management Solutions | No injuries | - |