Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
New Bedford Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02746
Friday, January 31, 1986 15:44 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PLT EXPERIENCED INADEQUATE L ENG MANIFOLD PRES DURING A TKF ATTEMPT AT NEWPORT. THE TKF WAS ABORTED AND AFTERWARDS THE PLT DECIDED TO FERRY THE ACFT TO NEW BEDFORD FOR INSPECTION. THE ENG WERE RESTARTED AND OPERATION WAS GOOD. THE FLT TO NEW BEDFORD WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE ACFT WAS ON A 2 MIS FINAL TO RWY 05 AT THIS TIME THE L ENG STOPPEDWHILE THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER THE ENG, BOTH THE ENGINE AND PART OF THE L WING CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PLT CONTINUED TO THE ARPT WITH THE FLAPS & GEAR DOWN AND A/S AT 125 MPH. THE PLT STATED HE WAS IN A GOOD POSITION TO LAND WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH HE DESCRIBED SOUNDED LIKE A CABLE. THE ACFT ENTERED A 25 DEG L BANK. HE LEVELED THE WINGS BY REDUCING R ENG POWER. COLLOSION WITH TREES TO THE L OF THE RWY OCCURRED AFTERWARDS. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSEDTHAT THE L ENG EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADER ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TURBOCHARGER, WAS CRACKED ALONG A WELD SEAM. ALSO REVEALED WAS THAT THE AILERON CABLES THAT ARE ROUTED BEIND THE L ENG WERE BURNED TO SEPARATION.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/31/1986 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1544 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | NEW BEDFORD |
| Event State | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 02746 |
| Event Date Year | 1986 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | NEW BEDFORD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | EWB |
| 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 | 80 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | EWB |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 80 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 12 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 250 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 14 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 288 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jan 31 1986 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1620 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 30519 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 10 2001 2:57PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4033Q |
| NTSB Number | NYC86LA069 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | In-flight |
| Aircraft Explosion | Ground |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 402 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 402 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 4020133 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 6300 |
| 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 | 7 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 3 1986 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 130 |
| Airframe Hours | 4052 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Yes |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | HOTEL CONSTRUCTIONS MANAGEMENT |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 8 CALGRY LANE |
| Aircraft Owner City | BEDMINSTER |
| Aircraft Owner State | NJ |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 07921 |
| 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) | Positioning |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | 2B4 |
| Departure City | NEWPORT |
| Departure State | RI |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1540 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 10 2001 2:56PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 5 |
| Runway Length | 4997 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |