# Accident 19801029071389A: Beech 95C55, Canisteo, NY, October 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1980, 06:30 local time
- Place: Canisteo, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHLA
- Location: 42.2704° N, 77.6057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canisteo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2704&lon=-77.6057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171W-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,493 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029071389A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT FROM OVERLOAD. ICING IN CLOUD LAYER. POORLY MAINTAINED AND INOP DEICE SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA007), Oct 29, 1980: Beech 95-C55 (N171W), Canisteo, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N171W (2)

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

- [Incident 19800709060529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709060529I), Jul 9, 1980: Beech 95B55B (N171W), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Accidental gear retraction during taxi for takeoff.
- [Accident 19750621027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621027629A), Jun 21, 1975: Beech 95C55 (N171W), Crystal Lake, IL, Substantial damage. Aux tanks empty,mains 30 gal each. Plt attention diverted to otr acft that cut in front of his.

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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