# Accident 19870208017529A: Beech 95B55, Lanesville, NY, February 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lanesville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1279° N, 74.2629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanesville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1279&lon=-74.2629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 12,192 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870208017529A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN WITH TOPS REPORTED OBSCURED IN SNOW SHOWERS,FOG,AND DARKNESS WITH NO GROUND LIGHTS

## 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 NYC87FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA138), Feb 8, 1987: Beech 95-B55 (N973E), Lanesville, NY, destroyed, 4 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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