Cessna 340A N36888
8 December 1985 · Peru, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1985 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N36888, operated by Richard D. Friedman, was involved in an accident near Peru, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peru, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N36888
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Richard D. Friedman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Portland → Teterboro
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC86FA049
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
DURING IFR FLIGHT AT 12000 FEET BOTH AIRCRAFT VACUUM PUMPS FAILED. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IN RIGHT TURN OFF RADAR. WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE ABOVE TREES, CIRCLE, MAKE STEEP LEFT TURN, CLIMB AND DESCEND TO GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1985 | Cessna 340A | Englewood, Colorado, United States | PC Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1985 | Cessna 340A | Orlando, Florida, United States | Robert L. Mace | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Cessna 340 | Johnson City, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Jun 1985 | Cessna 340A | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1984 | Cessna 340 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1984 | Cessna 340 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA28-151 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1985 | Boeing 747-136 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |