Beechcraft 58 N58MH

Summary

On 25 December 1987 at about 11:50 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N58MH, operated by Executive Flightways, was involved in an accident near Flushing, New York, United States. 3 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 December 1987 at 11:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Flushing, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Laguardia

Coordinates

40.7701, -73.8695

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N58MH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Executive Flightways

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Islip

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC88LA060

Injuries not recorded.

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

AS THE PLTS WERE TAXIING AT DUSK TO TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY A FOOD SVC VAN AT A VEHICLE SVC ROAD. THE ACDNT OCCURRED AS RAIN WAS FALLING & THE RAMP AREA WAS WET WITH STANDING WATER. THE VAN DRIVER SAID HE HAD JUST MANEUVERED HIS VEHICLE TO THE LEFT TO GET AROUND A LOCKHEED L-1011 & WAS MOVING BACK TO THE RIGHT TO GET ON THE SVC ROAD WHEN HE SAW THE BEECH 58. HE TRIED TO AVOID THE ACFT, BUT THE VAN HIT THE LEFT WING & TAIL. THE PLT SAID HE WAS TAXIING WITH THE ROTATING BCN, NAV & TAXI LGTS ON. HE SAID HE WAS CROSSING THE SVC ROAD WHEN HE SAW THE VAN & STOPPED, BUT THE VAN SKIDDED INTO THE ACFT. THE VAN DRIVER SAID HE DID NOT SEE ANY ACFT LGTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.