Rockwell 680FL N287B

Summary

On 15 March 1986 at about 10:50 local time, a Rockwell 680FL registered N287B was involved in an accident near Houlton, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 March 1986 at 10:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Houlton, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Houlton Int'l (HULL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rockwell 680FL

Registration

N287B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bangor → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC86LA085

1 person had minor injuries.

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-IN-COMMAND LANDED ON RUNWAY 5 WHICH HAD APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OF FRESH SNOW. HE REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING & LOST REFERENCE TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ANGLED OFF THE LANDING AREA IN A STRAIGHT LINE & COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACDNT, THERE WAS LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE, ICE PELLETS & FOG. THE LOCAL FSS WAS CLOSED & THERE WAS NO CURRENT WX INFO AVAILABLE TO THE PLT FOR THE DESTN ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.