# Accident 19970913032339A: Beech 95B55, Schroon Lake, NY, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Schroon Lake, NY
- Airport: Schroon Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8626° N, 73.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHROON LAKE (4B7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8626&lon=-73.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4461W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4461W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913032339A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N4461W WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 34 AT THE SCHROON LAKE, NY AIRPORT, WHEN IT STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT MANAGED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT AND LAND AT GLENS FALLS, NY (GFL). PILOT REPORTED ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING IN A NORMAL MANNER. BOTH ENGINES WERE DEVELOPING FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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