General Edward Lawrence Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Boston, Massachusetts 02100
Saturday, June 30, 1984 8:20 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING ARRIVAL, THE FLT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS/DME APCH TO RWY 27. WHILE ON THE APCH, THE ACFT CRASHED IN THE OCEAN ABOUT 2.7 MI EAST OF THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING THE APCH, USING INSTRUMENTS, & LANDED SHORT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. HE RECEIVED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY, BUT WAS RESCUED BY FISHERMEN WHO HEARD THE ACFT CRASH AND WENT TO WHERE THEY HEARD THE VOICES OF THE VICTIMS IN THE FOG. THE 0835 WX AT BOSTON WAS IN PART: PARTIAL OBSCURATION, 25,000 FT OVERCAST, 4 MI VISIBILITY WITH FOG & HAZE, WIND FROM 140 DEG AT 7 KTS. OTHER PLTS REPORTED LOW CEILINGS & A FOG BANK IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/30/1984
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 820
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City BOSTON
Event State MASSACHUSETTS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 02100
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BOS
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 3
Degrees magnetic from airport 90
Airport Elevation 20
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 820 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID BOS
Elevation of weather observation facility 20
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 3
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Partial Obscuration
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 0
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 19
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 100
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 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3274
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 27660
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N120PB
NTSB Number NYC84FA227
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 None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 402C
Aircraft Series Identifier 402C
Aircraft Serial Number 402C0473
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 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jun 12 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PROVINCETOWN BOSTON AIRLINE
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 639
Aircraft Owner City PROVINCETOWN
Aircraft Owner State MA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 02657
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 Yes - certificate holder
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) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PVC
Departure City PROVINCETOWN
Departure State MA
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code BOS
Destination City BOSTON
Destination State MA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 27
Runway Length 7000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --