42.8772° N, 71.9611° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Peterborough, NH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 28, 1987 · 20:45 local
Place
Peterborough, NH
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N220T
Reported as
Amtrqk QUICKIE2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crashed on a mountain. Struck a tree prior to ground impact. Aircraft destroyed. Downdraft a possible factor.
As the FAA filed it
CRASHED ON A MOUNTAIN. STRUCK A TREE PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. DOWNDRAFT A POSSIBLE FACTOR.