Knab-Douglas JURCA MJ5 SIROCCO N44DK
28 April 2001 · G. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 April 2001 at about 20:05 local time, a Knab-Douglas JURCA MJ5 SIROCCO registered N44DK was involved in an accident near G. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- G. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Great Barrington (GBR)
- Coordinates
- 42.2297, -71.5310
- Aircraft
- Knab-Douglas JURCA MJ5 SIROCCO
- Registration
- N44DK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Myerstown → G. Barrington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA111
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing on Runway 29, a 2,579 foot-long, 50 foot-wide, asphalt runway, the airplane touched down "long" and departed the end of the runway. The airplane then struck a tree and then descended down a 30 foot embankment. The winds reported at an airport located about 17 miles north-northeast of the accident site, were from 360 degrees at 9 knots, with 20 knot gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150J | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2001 | Piper PA 31-350 | Nahant, Massachusetts, United States | Dana Lake | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Lu Ann Reeb | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 2001 | Cessna 402C | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |