# Accident 19881224056799A: Beech A36, White Plains, NY, December 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0509° N, 73.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0509&lon=-73.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555ST-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881224056799A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IN NEAR ZERO IMC ON IFR CLEARANCE. TURNED RIGHT. LOST CONTROL. INDICATES SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND SPIRAL

## 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 NYC89FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA056), Dec 24, 1988: Beech A36 (N555ST), Harrison, 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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