# Accident 19910207001939A: Beech 58, Skaneateles, NY, February 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1991, 10:27 local time
- Place: Skaneateles, NY
- Airport: Skaneateles Aero Drome Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0000° N, 76.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0000&lon=-76.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80JB-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 107 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207001939A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WIHT TREES AND THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER IFR TAKEOFF LOW CEILINGS, FOG AND RAIN IN VICINITY.

## 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 NYC91FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA073), Feb 7, 1991: Beech BE-58 (N80JB), Skaneateles, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS/DISORIENTATION DUE TO THE INFLUENCES OF COCAINE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO…

## Other reports on N80JB (1)

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

- [Incident 19900913040009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900913040009I), Sep 13, 1990: Beech 58 (N80JB), Plainfield, IL. Walking pedestrian was apparently struck by wing tip or rock thrown by prop while walking along side of taxiway.

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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