Fairchild SA-227AC accident near Boston, Massachusetts, June 25, 1992
On June 25, 1992 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Fairchild SA-227AC, registered N2691W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts (Logan International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 21 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING RESULTING IN A HARD BOUNCED LANDING AND A COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1992 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts · Logan International
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 21 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Fairchild SA-227AC · all SA-227ACs on the register
- Registration
- N2691W · registry record · serial AC-655B
- 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
THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22L. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 286 DEGREES AT 16 GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAID, '...ON LANDING...CORRECTED FOR CROSSWIND WITH RIGHT SIDESLIP....I REDUCED POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. I THEN APPLIED POWER ON LEFT ENGINE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND...VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.' EXAMINATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLERS AND THE NOSE GEAR TRUNION. TESTING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLES, ENGINE CONTROL CABLES, THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM AND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.
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, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,000 hours in all; 950 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,771 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 19, 1992; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 16,000 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE-331-11U (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Northeast Express Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: BGR Bangor ME at 5:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22L, 10,005 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 286° at 16 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 19 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2691W the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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