Brittnorman BN-2A N857JA

7 October 1971 · No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · No injuries

Summary

On 7 October 1971 at about 17:40 local time, a Brittnorman BN-2A registered N857JA, operated by Cavico Alamo, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 7 October 1971 at 17:40
Classification: Accident
Location: No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Brittnorman BN-2A
Registration: N857JA
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Cavico Alamo
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Isla Grande, Pr → South Caicos
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Dusk
NTSB number: 3-3802

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

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

PLT KNEW RADIO NAV EQUIP MALFUNCTIONING.FLEW DEAD RECKONING, BECAME LOST.DITCHED BY SHIP.ACFT SANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3802, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

Also in

Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 136 Brittnorman BN-2A 24 1971 4,882

Other Brittnorman BN-2A accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Dec 1971	Brittnorman BN-2A N42JA	Dajabon, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	North CAY Air*	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1970	Brittnorman BN-2A N855JA	Orocovis, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	San Juan Air *	Fatal	1
21 Jan 1970	Brittnorman BN-2A N598JA	Port Ewen, New York, United States no coordinates	Mountain Airwa	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1970	Brittnorman BN-2A N676SA	New Shrewsbury, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Suburban Air *	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1973	Brittnorman BN-2A N869JA	Santo Domingo, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	Alas del Carib	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1973	Brittnorman BN-2A N871JA	Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	North CAY Airw	No injuries	-

All 24 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 May 1971	Boeing 707 N418PA	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1971	Douglas DC-8 N8034U	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1971	Douglas DC-3 N1981W	St Maarten, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1971	Beechcraft 95 N664T	Nassau, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Overseas Suppl	No injuries	-
30 Dec 1971	Cessna 172E N5733T	Exuma, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1971	Beechcraft B90 N480K	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Universal Avia	No injuries	-

All 136 records in Atlantic Ocean North Lat.