- Date
- November 6, 1987, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- New Bedford, MA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8384QCessna U206F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871106062519A
- Case key
- 36059
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Analysis
The Cessna U206F was taking off from a harbor. After becoming airborne it experienced a 40 knot airspeed loss. The plt stated that he was unable to maintain altitude and was forced to land on a beach. The acft flipped ovr after a pontoon caught a rock. A witness on shore observed the acft tkof and make a low turn directly downwind. He said that the wind was from the northeast at 20 to 25 KTS and gusty. The New Bedford ATCT indicated that the winds were gusting to 35 KTS at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8384Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U2063245
- Airframe hours
- 2,193
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Island Shuttle, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Cuttyhunk, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,400 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 7,400 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 22 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWB
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 N8384Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.