# Accident 19740816026939A: Beech D95A, Pittstown, NJ, August 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexander Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5820° N, 74.9591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5820&lon=-74.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7955M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7955M-1989-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816026939A

## Narrative

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

PLT ABORTED TKOF WHEN R ENG SPUTTERED.OVERRAN RWY STRUCK TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7955M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870929057319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929057319A), Sep 29, 1987: Beech D95A (N7955M), Pittstown, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off in near zero fog condition. Lost control on climbout and crashed into trees. Sky clear above fog layer.
- [Incident 19860926066959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926066959I), Sep 26, 1986: Beech D95A (N7955M), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft hard landing resulted in minor damage to nose gear and propellers. Possibility of wind shear.

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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