Beechcraft D95A N348JL

Summary

On 17 April 1985 at about 15:33 local time, a Beechcraft D95A registered N348JL was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 April 1985 at 15:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Logan (BOS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft D95A

Registration

N348JL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Claremont → Boston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA107

Nobody was injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE GEAR WARNING HORN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED EN ROUTE TO STOP THE HORN FROM SOUNDING WHILE THE PWR WAS AT A LOW SETTING BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT RESET PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING THE APCH,THE PLT LOWERED THE FLAPS; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE ACFT LANDED HALF WAY DOWN RWY 33R IN A NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE WITH THE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. FIRE FROM BELOW THE FUSELAGE BECAME VISIBLE AND ENGULFED THE COCKPIT AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.