Brittnorman BN-2 N589JA
21 December 1971 · Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1971 at about 13:45 local time, a Brittnorman BN-2 registered N589JA, operated by Vieques Air L*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States. 8 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culebra
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Brittnorman BN-2
- Registration
- N589JA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Vieques Air L*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Vieques, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4528
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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
FRNG RNG APCH RWY13, HOT.LNDD RWY31.BOUNCED.FLT PATH OVR HILLS TO AVD RNG, UN CLEAR HOUSE DRG CLIMB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brittnorman BN-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1976 | Brittnorman BN-2 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Bush Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1977 | Brittnorman BN-2 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | Horizon Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |