Norwood – West Bow

On October 26, 1988 at 12:00 PM, Norwood – West Bow experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 60 Duke, operated by Bahig F. Bishay, with the event recorded near Norwood Massachusetts.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot had just climbed to 2,500 feet when the right engine started to sputter. When he placed the fuel selector in crossfeed, both engines quit. The pilot elected to land in a field leading to substantial damage to the nose, wings, and tail section of the aircraft. A post crash inspection of fuel system revealed no fuel in the tanks or the fuel metering units for either engine. The pilot stated after the accident that the last time he refueled the aircraft was several weeks before and that it had been flown several times since its last refueling.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8PX, MSN P-436, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.1945°, -71.1995°.