# Accident 19730522014869A: Beech 95B55, Wurtsboro, NY, May 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.5761° N, 74.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wurtsboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5761&lon=-74.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,114 total, 210 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DFA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522014869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LIFTED OFF AT 85MPH WITH FULL FLAPS,RETRACTED GR.ABT 900FT AFTR L/O THE ACFT CTCTD THE RWY GR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73DFA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA35), May 22, 1973: Beech B55 (N474A), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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