NTSB NYC87LA166 — 1987-06-03 · STOW, Massachusetts, United States

Current FAA registration · N3476G

Make / Model: NORTH AMERICAN B-25N
Year of manufacture: 1944 · 43 years old at event
Engine: WRIGHT R-2600 SER (1700 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19860625
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A3DA80

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3476G North American B-25N None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE GRASSY AREA 5 TO 10 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED AT THE TIME THAT HE FELT AND HEARD THE HYDRAULIC LINE BURST IN THE CABIN WHICH LEFT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT BRAKES. THE ACFT FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO SHRUBS, TREES, AND UP AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACK. POST-CRASH EXAM REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE MAIN ACCUMULATOR HAD COME APART. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA166.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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