Beech A36 accident near Plainville, MA
On June 28, 2015, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Plainville, MA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 28, 2015
- Place
- Plainville, MA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.020°N, 71.364°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150628X90626
Official records · ERA15FA254
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Recorded Air Traffic Control Radar Data (tabular): Document (TXT), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 28, 2015, at 1745 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36, N5626D, impacted a residence and terrain following a total loss of engine power near Plainville, Massachusetts. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was consumed by postcrash fire. The airplane was being operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions existed near the accident site about the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, about 1612, and was destined for Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), Norwood, Massachusetts. Review of radar and voice communication data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the pilot was preparing to conduct an instrument approach procedure for landing at OWD. The flight was about 15 miles from OWD at an altitude of 3,300 ft mean sea level (msl) when the pilot declared an emergency to air traffic control, stating that the airplane was experiencing an "engine problem." The pilot asked the controller about the nearest airport, and the controller provided him with radar vectors to an alternate airport. About 30 seconds later, the pilot advised that he was unable to maintain altitude, and he subsequently stated, "we got a real bad vibration we're losing engine." The controller advised that there was a highway right of the airplane's position and about 2.5 miles away, and the pilot responded, "we have no engine we're [in instrument meteoro
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the alternator drive coupling. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to locate and navigate to a suitable forced landing site due to low cloud ceilings.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
