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Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 accident near San Blas, Pm, August 21, 1998

On August 21, 1998, a Britten-Norman BN-2A-26, registered HP123, was destroyed in an accident near San Blas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 21, 1998
Place
San Blas, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 · all BN-2A-26s on the register
Registration
HP123 · no longer on the register
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded
  • Operator: Aero Taxi Int. S.A.

The flight

  • Departed from: San Blas OF
  • Flight plan: not recorded
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: not reported
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers4

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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