# Accident 19920208002299A: Beech B95, Rochester, NY, February 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1992, 10:33 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0902° N, 77.6391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0902&lon=-77.6391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986T-1993-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95 (registry code 1153404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 215 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208002299A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON MISSED APPROACH. CRASHED IN A BACKYARD. BOTH INTAKES CLOGGED BY PACKED SNOW. HEAVY ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA056), Feb 8, 1992: Beech 95 (N986T), Caldonia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS WEATHER CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

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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