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NYC85FNA01

1985-06-01 · BOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 6B6

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT MADE SIX ATTEMPTS AT LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND OF 24 KNOTS. ON THE LAST ATTEMPT HE WAS OBSERVED TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO THE TREES OFF HE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BURNDED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85FNA01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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