# Accident 19890301004399A: Beech 95A55, Lake Placid, NY, March 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1989, 12:56 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, NY
- Airport: Lake Placid Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2806° N, 73.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2806&lon=-73.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1729Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1729Q-1991-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,840 total, 356 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301004399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA097), Mar 1, 1989: Beech 95-A55 (N1729Q), Lake Placid, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DEPARTURE INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N1729Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19870622037189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622037189I), Jun 22, 1987: Beech 95A55 (N1729Q), Ebensburg, PA, Minor damage. Door came open on climbout. Returned to airport. Landed gear up.

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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