- Date
- October 26, 1988, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Norwood, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8PXBeech 60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881026048289A
- Case key
- 36328
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had just climbed to 2500 feet when the right engine started to sputter. When he placed the fuel selector in crossfeed, both engines quit. The pilot elected to land in a field leading to substantial damage to the nose, wings, and tail section of the aircraft. A post crash inspection of fuel system revealed no fuel in the tanks or the fuel metering units for either engine. The plt stated after the accd that the last time he refueled the acft was several weeks before and that it had been flown several times since its last refueling.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8PX
- Reported as
- Beech 60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P436
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541-G1C4, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bahig F. Bishay
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1988 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- OWD · Norwood, MA
- Destination
- West Bow, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,800 total · 120 in this make and model · 4,800 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.