Beechcraft BE-55E N62561
5 November 1984 · Groton, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1984 at about 13:50 local time, a Beechcraft BE-55E registered N62561 was involved in an accident near Groton, Connecticut, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Groton, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Groton (GON)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-55E
- Registration
- N62561
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmingdale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
AS THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE 300 OVERCAST LAYER THE PLT SAW BIRDS FLYING OFF OF THE RWY THRESHOLD. DUE TO IFR CONDITIONS AND LOW ALTITUDE THE PLT ELECTED NOT TO GO AROUND. THE TOWER ADVISED THE PLT OF THE BIRDS ON 2 MILE FINAL ON THE ILS APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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