Fokker F-27-100 accident near New Haven, Connecticut, November 30, 1982
On November 30, 1982 at about 11:55 am local time, a Fokker F-27-100, registered N141PM, was substantially damaged in an accident near New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 20 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 30, 1982 · about 11:55 am local time
- Place
- New Haven, Connecticut · New Haven
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 20 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Fokker F-27-100
- Registration
- N141PM · no longer on the register · serial 10114
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER CART AS TAXI TO TAKEOFF BEGAN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,968 hours in all; 325 in this make and model; 282 in the last 90 days; 3,968 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 45,566 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 37,350 lb
- Seats: 55
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rolls Royce 5147 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Pilgrim Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: HVN New Haven CT at 6:55 am
- Destination: C Washington DC
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 118°F (48°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 17 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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