19860131001839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E-55 · Sunderland, MA · January 31, 1986

Date
January 31, 1986 · 12:05 local
Place
Sunderland, MA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6641A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FA068
Reported as
Beech E55
Reported engine
Continental IO520CB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,682 total243 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was observed to hit the ground in a flat spin. The left propeller was found in the feathered position.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO HIT THE GROUND IN A FLAT SPIN. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN THE FEATHERED POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.