# Accident 19780319016959A: Beech B95A, Onchiota, NY, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Onchiota, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 44.4942° N, 74.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Onchiota, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4942&lon=-74.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28885, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28885-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA034-142388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319016959A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 18 KTS.ICING CONDITIONS FORCAST,NO AIRFRAME OR PROP ING CAPABILITY.

## 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 NYC78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA034-142388), Mar 19, 1978: Beech B95A (N28885), Onchiota, NY, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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