Beechcraft 60 N8PX
26 October 1988 · Norwood, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1988 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft 60 registered N8PX was involved in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 60
- Registration
- N8PX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Norwood → West Bow
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA019
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
THE PILOT HAD JUST CLIMBED TO 2500 FEET WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. WHEN HE PLACED THE FUEL SELECTOR IN CROSSFEED, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD LEADING TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, WINGS, AND TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS OR THE FUEL METERING UNITS FOR EITHER ENGINE. THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACCD THAT THE LAST TIME HE REFUELED THE ACFT WAS SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE AND THAT IT HAD BEEN FLOWN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE ITS LAST REFUELING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1988 | Beechcraft 60 | Pageland, South Carolina, United States | Rickey L. Newsom | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft 60 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1989 | Beechcraft 60 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | Automation Devices, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Beechcraft 60 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1991 | Beechcraft 60 | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | Kelco Aircraft, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft 60 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1988 | Bell 47J2 | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States | Plum Island Flying Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Canton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1988 | Bell 206B | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1988 | Robinson R22 | Ashburnham, Massachusetts, United States | Aviation Training Academy | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1988 | Luscombe 8A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |