Broome Co. Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Binghamton, New York 13904
Thursday, June 11, 1987 17:15 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED TO BOTH ENGINES BUT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. WHEN FULL PWR WAS NOT REACHED, THE FLIGHT WAS ABORTED. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF THE DEPT END OF THE RWY AND DOWN A RAVINE. THE PLT STATED THAT ON THE PRIOR FLIGHT HE NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN APPROX 100 RPM DROP ON BOTH MAGS IN THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE COMPARED TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE ACFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR OVER 6 HOURS BEFORE TAKEOFF ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/11/1987
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1715
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City BINGHAMTON
Event State NEW YORK
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 13904
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport BROOME CO.
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BGM
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1630
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 14
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 20
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1829
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 11 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1753
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 35232
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:30PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2691S
NTSB Number NYC87LA169
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 414A
Aircraft Series Identifier 414A
Aircraft Serial Number 414A0413
Certified Max Gross Weight 6350
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 8
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 20 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 70
Airframe Hours 4140
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name STEEL WAREHOUSE CO.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2722 W. TUCKER DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City SOUTH BEND
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 46624
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name STEEL WAREHOUSE,INC.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City SOUTH BEND
Operator State IN
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 46637
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Executive/Corporate
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1715
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code PNE
Destination City PHILADELPHIA
Destination State PA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 34
Runway Length 6298
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --