# NTSB Accident DCA90MA010
> **Britten-Norman BN-2** · 1989-11-28 · BLOCK ISLAND, RI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA90MA010
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29771
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-28
- **Location:** BLOCK ISLAND, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 8
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Britten-Norman
- **Model:** BN-2
- **Registration:** N127JL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, DURING AN OVERWATER FLIGHT ON A DARK (MOONLESS) NIGHT UNDER A CLOUD LAYER. A SIGMET WAS IN EFFECT WARNING OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY SEVERE TURBULENCE BELOW 6000 FEET AND THE POTENTIAL OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR.

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