- Date
- June 30, 1984, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N120PBCessna 402C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840630076509A
- Case key
- 35352
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Analysis
During arrival, the flt was cleared for an ils/dme apch to rwy 27. While on the apch, the acft crashed in the ocean about 2.7 mi east of the rwy threshold. The plt reported that he was making the apch, using instruments, & landed short for unknown reasons. He received a serious head injury, but was rescued by fishermen who heard the acft crash and went to where they heard the voices of the victims in the fog. The 0835 wx at Boston was in part: partial obscuration, 25,000 ft overcast, 4 mi visibility with fog & haze, wind from 140 deg at 7 KTS. Other plts reported low ceilings & a fog bank in the vicinity of the crash site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N120PB
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0473
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Provincetown Boston Airline
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 12, 1984 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- PVC · Provincetown, MA
- Destination
- BOS · Boston, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence, runway 27, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,336 total · 1,979 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 56 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOS, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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