Beech 1900 accident near Boston, Massachusetts, April 7, 1987
On April 7, 1987 at about 3:10 am local time, a Beech 1900, registered N811BE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Logan airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- April 7, 1987 · about 3:10 am local time
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts · Boston Logan
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900 · all 1900s on the register
- Registration
- N811BE · no longer on the register · serial UB49
- 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
DURING TAXI OPERATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A TAKEOFF FROM BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT, THE BEECH AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A GROUND VEHICLE AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
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, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 5,660 hours in all; 290 in this make and model; 270 in the last 90 days; 5,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 14,000 lb
- Seats: 19
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-2B (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BOS Boston MA at 3:10 am
- Destination: ALB Albany NY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 030° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 8 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N811BE the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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