Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Minute Man Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719
Friday, September 11, 1987 22:20 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE IFR FLIGHT FROM AUBURN-LEWISTON, MAINE TO THE MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE VORTAC FACILITY WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOSTON CENTER CLEARED THE FLIGHT FOR THE VOR/DME INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE UNCONTROLLED STOW/MINUTE MAN AIRPORT, STOW, MASSACHUSETTS. WITNESSES RESIDING BETWEEN EGORE, THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, AND THE AIRPORT, HEARD THE ENGINE REV UP TO A HIGH POWER SETTING MOMENTS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH TREES AND POWERLINES. THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO AN ASPHALT ROADWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A BALL OF FIRE AT A POINT ABOUT 2.75 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/11/1987 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 2220 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | BOXBOROUGH |
| Event State | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 01719 |
| Event Date Year | 1987 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | MINUTE MAN |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 6B6 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 30 |
| Airport Elevation | 268 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2145 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 85 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BED |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 133 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 10 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 900 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 3 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 17 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 120 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2157 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 11 1987 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2330 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 35634 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 2:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N25223 |
| NTSB Number | NYC87FA251 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Ground |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 152 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 152 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 15280539 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1670 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 2 1987 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 42 |
| Airframe Hours | 679 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ELIOTT LASH |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 12 BLACKHORSE DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | ACTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | MA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 01720 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| 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) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | LEW |
| Departure City | LEWISTON |
| Departure State | ME |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 2110 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | 6B6 |
| Destination City | STOW |
| Destination State | MA |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| 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 | 21 |
| Runway Length | 2770 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |