# Incident 19880214069259I: Beech E55, Westfield, MA, February 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214069259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST RPM ON RIGHT ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N555TG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880823051019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823051019I), Aug 23, 1988: Beech E55 (N555TG), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Did not hear warning horn. Found cam that activates warning switch not installed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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