- Date
- December 10, 1986, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Windsor, MA
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65TDBeech 100
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861210069379A
- Case key
- 7529
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Analysis
Drg arr for a LOC rwy 26 apch, the plt was adzd the abyss fan marker was notamed out-of-svc. With abyss inop, min dscnt alt (mda) was 2200'. After N65TD was clrd for the apch, radar svc was terminated & the flt was clrd to adzy freq. The crew contacted UNICOM & obtained arpt & wx adzy. UNICOM operator adzd winds lgt & vrbl, estd 800' overcast, vis 5 mi, slush & ice rprtd on rwy 1/2 hr earlier. After the crew rprtd 'procedure turn inbnd,' no further transmissions were recdfm the acft. Subsequently, it hit trees on rising trrn at an elev of aprx 2200', aprx 7 mi bfr reaching the final apch fix (faf, dalton NDB). Min alt for the apch in that area was 3000'. No preimpact part prblms were fnd drg the inv. Wit- nesses rprtd the engs sounded normal bfr impact; mtn tops were obscd. Arpt elev was 1194'. Radio transcripts indcd the crew were getting a weak signal fm the dalton NDB. Altho not a reqd navaid, chester VORTAC was depicted on the apch chart as an adnl source to id the faf, but was notamed as out-of-svc. The plt did not obtain NOTAMS bfr flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65TD
- Reported as
- Beech 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-50
- Airframe hours
- 7,710
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-28, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Teledyne Industries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 22, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- 21G · Elyria, OH
- Destination
- PSF · Pittsfield, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PSF · Pittsfield, runway 26, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,520 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 7,325 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSF, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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