Britten Norman BN2A PJ-SUN
22 October 2009 · Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles · Fatal
Summary
On 22 October 2009 at about 14:17 local time, a Britten Norman BN2A registered PJ-SUN, operated by Divi Divi Air NV, was involved in an accident near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. 10 people were on board and one died, 9 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
- Nearest airport
- Bonaire (TNCB)
- Coordinates
- 12.1403, -68.3106
- Aircraft
- Britten Norman BN2A
- Registration
- PJ-SUN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Divi Divi Air NV
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Curacao → Kralendijk, Bonaire
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10WA044
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 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 October 22, 2009, about 1417 universal coordinated time, a Britten Norman BN-2A/26, PJ-SUN, experienced a right engine failure during cruise flight, and subsequently ditched in the Caribbean Sea, near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. The airplane is presumed to be substantially damaged. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured and nine passengers sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Willemstad, Curacao (TNCC), destined for Kralendijk, Bonaire (TNCB). The scheduled passenger flight was conducted under the provisions of Civil Aviation Regulation Netherlands Antilles (CARNA) Part 8. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Netherlands Antilles Government. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Directorate of Civil Aviation (Ministry of Communications) Seru Mahuma z/n Curacao, Netherlands Antilles This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Netherlands Antilles Government.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Britten Norman BN2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2007 | Britten-Norman BN2A ISLANDER | Kopinang, Guyana | Air Services LTD | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Dec 2013 | Britten Norman BN2A-2 | Novo Prgresso, Brazil | Heringer Taxi Aereo, Ltda | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Nov 2005 | Britten-Norman BN2A-21 | Cayo Province, Belize | Ionia Ltd | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Feb 2002 | Britten-Norman BN2A-26 | Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States | Island Air Services | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2017 | Britten Norman BN2A | Eteringbang, Guyana | Roraima Airways Ltd. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2017 | Britten Norman BN2A | San Salvador de Paul, Venezuela | Comrtavia C.A. | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2009 | Bell 206B | St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles | Bell 206 Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Cessna 402B | Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles | Adry Dall | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2014 | Short Bros SHORTS SD3 60 | Sint Maartin -Juliana, Netherlands Antilles | Skyway Enterprises Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 2003 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 | Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles | Johan H. Van Gyn | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2015 | Cessna 208B | Saba, Netherlands Antilles | Mountain Air Cargo | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Boeing 737 | Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles | - | Unknown | - |