Britten-Norman BN-2A accident near Beaver Island, MI
On November 13, 2021, a Britten-Norman BN-2A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Beaver Island, MI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 13, 2021
- Place
- Beaver Island, MI
- Aircraft
- Britten-Norman BN-2A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.720°N, 85.518°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211113104239
Official records · CEN22FA031
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 13, 2021, at 1349 eastern standard time, a Britten Norman BN-2A airplane, N866JA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaver Island, Michigan. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and one passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 air taxi flight. The ADS-B data showed that the airplane departed Charlevoix Municipal Airport (CVX), Charlevoix, Michigan, at 1332. After departing CVX, the airplane turned north and proceeded directly toward Welke Airport (6Y8), Beaver Island, Michigan. The enroute portion of the flight was conducted about 1,500 ft above mean sea level (msl), and the airplane remained at this altitude until it was about 3 nautical miles (nm) from 6Y8. At this point, the airplane descended and maneuvered toward a straight-in approach to runway 35 at 6Y8. The ADS-B data ended about 0.24 nm south of the accident site. The track data from a handheld GPS that was used in the airplane coincided with the ADS-B data but recorded additional data that ended at the accident site. Figure 1: Overview of the accident flight. ADS-B flight track depicted in blue, GPS flight track depicted in red. Figure 2: Plot of ADS-B and GPS flight track data for the final portion of the accident flight. ADS-B data depicted in blue. GPS data depicted in red. The GPS recorded position, heading, altitude, and ground speed among other data. The airplane’s airspeed was calculated from the GPS groundspeed considering the recorded winds at the Bea
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
