Beechcraft E55 N6641A

Summary

On 31 January 1986 at about 16:05 local time, a Beechcraft E55 registered N6641A, operated by Garson R. Fields, was involved in an accident near Sunderland, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 January 1986 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Sunderland, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

La Fleur (LFR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft E55

Registration

N6641A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Garson R. Fields

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Northampton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86FA068

1 person died.

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

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT DESCEND VERTICALLY IN A FLAT SPIN UNTIL IMPACT IN OPEN, FLAT TERRAIN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRX 45 MIN AFTER THE PLT HAD TAKEN OFF ON A LOCAL PROFICIENCY FLT. AFTER IMPACT, MOST OF THE AIRFRAME WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. THE LEFT PROP WAS FND IN A FEATHERED POSITION, INDICATING THE ENG HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN BEFORE IMPACT. HOWEVER, NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENG WAS FND DRG THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.