Britten-Norman BN2A-26 N851JA
7 March 1997 · Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1997 at about 14:00 local time, a Britten-Norman BN2A-26 registered N851JA, operated by Travelair, was involved in an accident near Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Britten-Norman BN2A-26
- Registration
- N851JA
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Travelair
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unk → San Jose
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA97WA032
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 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.
Other Britten-Norman BN2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1996 | Britten-Norman BN2A-21 | Iceland | Wagner Foundation | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1994 | Britten-Norman BN2A-8 ISLANDER | Santa Rosa Isl, California, United States | Channel Islands Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2002 | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 | Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States | Island Air Services | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1990 | Britten-Norman BN2A-2F | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Pennsylvania Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2005 | Britten-Norman BN2A-21 | Cayo Province, Belize | Ionia Ltd | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Apr 2007 | Britten-Norman BN2A ISLANDER | Kopinang, Guyana | Air Services LTD | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1996 | Cessna 207 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Saeta Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 2000 | Piper PA-28-160 | Alaj Uela, Costa Rica | Alfredo Sevila | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Mar 2000 | Cessna 402B | San Jose, Costa Rica | Pitts Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208B | La Fortuna, Costa Rica | Sansa Aircraft | Fatal | 10 |
| 28 Mar 2000 | Bell 206B | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Beyond Productions Party, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2000 | Cessna 402B | Nosara, Costa Rica | T S Aviation | Serious injuries | - |