- Date
- November 2, 1984, 00:14 local (05:14 UTC)
- Place
- Beverly, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9930WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841102059829A
- Case key
- 35787
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Analysis
During an approach to land at night, the acft crashed & burned about 3000 ft from the approach end of the rwy. The non-instrument rated plt had been in contact with approach control. He indicated that IFR conditions existed over the arpt & that he was going to land. An exam of the crash site revealed evidence that the acft had crashed in a left wing low attitude. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found that would have resulted in the accident. A blood test by the state medical examiners office showed that the plt had a blood/alcohol level of 0.23%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9930W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23454
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tba, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1984
- Airport
- BVY · Beverly Municiapal, runway 34, 4,637 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 334 total · 320 in this make and model · 281 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 51 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOS, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9930W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.