- Date
- October 11, 1987, 10:51 local (14:51 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, NH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17985Beech F-33A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871011059139A
- Case key
- 36032
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt obtained a telephone wx briefing then filed an IFR flt plan for a 1030 EDT departure fm Concord municipal airport. The plt rptd off Concord at 800 ft and climbing at 1047. Manchester departure control acknowledged, assigned a transponder code, and observed an indicated altitude of 1900 ft at 1050 EDT. The plt did not respond to manchester. The acft crashed in a school yard in a steep descent. Witnesses gave conflicting statements regarding eng noise. One witness said it sounded like the engine went to full throttle before impact. Prop slash marks were observed at the impact pt. The eng teardown revealed no evidence of malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17985
- Reported as
- Beech F-33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE-717
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert F. Mc Sweeney
- Registered owner
- Robert F. Mcsweeney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 5, 1987
- Departed
- CON · Concord, NH
- Destination
- BED · Bedford, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Concord Municipal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 665 total · 521 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CON
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.