ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28605
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| Date: | Saturday 6 April 1985 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Nantucket Aircraft Main Inc., t/a Will's Air |
| Registration: | N68DD |
| MSN: | 31-532 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6878 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TI0-540A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, Massachusetts (HYA/KHYA) |
| Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket, Massachusetts (ACK/KACK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT NANTUCKET AIRPORT. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. REPORTED WEATHER AT CRASH SITE INDEFINITE 100 FEET SKY OBSCURED. RVR 2400 FEET. AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED A DECREASING HEADWIND AND PROBABLY MODERATE TURBULENCE ON THE FINAL DESCENT. OF THE EIGHT PERSONS ON BOARD ALL SURVIVED. ALTHOUGH THREE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND FIVE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC85FA099 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X36294&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=68DD
3. https://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/accidents/20001214X36294.asp,https://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/accidents/20001214x36294.asp
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1985/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-nantucket/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 10:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Oct-2017 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
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