Beechcraft 60 N5AN
1 June 1989 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1989 at about 11:39 local time, a Beechcraft 60 registered N5AN was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 11:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moorhead (PA08)
- Coordinates
- 40.0005, -75.1692
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 60
- Registration
- N5AN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE ERUPTED IN FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED, BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 1989 | Beechcraft 60 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | Automation Devices, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1988 | Beechcraft 60 | Pageland, South Carolina, United States | Rickey L. Newsom | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 60 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1991 | Beechcraft 60 | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | Kelco Aircraft, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Beechcraft 60 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft 60 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1989 | Schweizer 1-23 | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Bruno Cerceo | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Cessna 172 | Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States | Milton R. Barclay | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Schweizer 269C | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Atlantic Leasing SER., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Grumman AA-5 | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States | Jess Baker | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Ryan ST-3KR | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |