Piper PA-23-250 N6760A

Summary

On 9 February 2004 at about 19:40 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6760A was involved in an accident near Grt. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 February 2004 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Grt. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Great Barrington (GBR)

Coordinates

42.2309, -71.5308

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N6760A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oxford → Grt. Barrington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA066

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance/speed and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. A factor was the cross wind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was landing on runway 29, a 2,579-foot-long, asphalt runway. The pilot stated he misjudged the airplane's altitude and speed, and landed halfway down the runway. The airplane departed the end of the runway and struck a snow bank. Winds reported at an airport located about 18 miles north-northeast of the accident site, were from 230 degrees at 10 knots, with 17 knot gusts. In addition, the winds were reported as variable between 200 and 260 degrees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.