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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Gabriels, NY · February 12, 1980

Date
February 12, 1980 · 19:05 local
Place
Gabriels, NY
Airport
Adirondack
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1ZW
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA024
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Possible wind shear with strong down-draft. Pilot lax on IFR procedures. Struck trees inside outer marker.

As the FAA filed it

POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR WITH STRONG DOWN-DRAFT. PILOT LAX ON IFR PROCEDURES. STRUCK TREES INSIDE OUTER MARKER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.