Beechcraft 95-B55 N973E
8 February 1987 · Lanesville, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 February 1987 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N973E was involved in an accident near Lanesville, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lanesville, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N973E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Richmond → Morrisville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC87FA138
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT AND HIS FAMILY DPTD 2/8/87 ON A SKI TRIP TO VT. THE FLT DID NOT ARRIVE. THE ACFT WAS FND ON A MTN PLATEAU ON 5/2/87. WX CONDITIONS RPTDLY DETERIORATED AND DARKNESS WAS APCHING AT THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACDT, SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 95C-55 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Bruce & Mark MC Swiggan | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Marathon, Florida, United States | Cabanas, Fred R. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Monterey, California, United States | Sweets Flying Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Babylon, New York, United States | Albert Brillaud | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Russel D.sink | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20C | McLean, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1987 | Reder KR-2 | Mattituck, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 1987 | Fokker DR-1 | Rhinebeck, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Binghamton, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |