# Accident 19881026048289A: Beech B60, Norwood, MA, October 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8PX-1991-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026048289A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA019), Oct 26, 1988: Beech 60 (N8PX), Norwood, MA, destroyed

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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