# Accident 19800212003639A: Beech 95B55, Gabriels, NY, February 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1980, 19:05 local time
- Place: Gabriels, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3853° N, 74.2062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADIRONDACK RGNL (SLK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3853&lon=-74.2062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1ZW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1ZW-1980-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212003639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA024), Feb 12, 1980: Beech 95-B55 (N1ZW), Gabriels, NY, destroyed, 3 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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