19890301004399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95-A55 · Lake Placid, NY · March 1, 1989

Date
March 1, 1989 · 12:56 local
Place
Lake Placid, NY
Airport
Lake Placid Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1729Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA097
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,840 total356 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Snow squalls in area. Reported saw ground but crashed into trees on final with low visibility and snow at airport.

As the FAA filed it

SNOW SQUALLS IN AREA. REPORTED SAW GROUND BUT CRASHED INTO TREES ON FINAL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW AT AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1729Q · 1

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