# Accident 20070418006279A: Beech 95B55, Saranac Lake, NY, April 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2007, 13:04 local time
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3894° N, 74.2100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3894&lon=-74.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N868ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868ST-2018-01-29) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070418006279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10 HOURS (LOCAL), N868ST, A BEECH 55, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 05 AT THE ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT (SLK). THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT A STEEP ANGLE, ROLLED LEFT, AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE WITH THE BURLINGTON, VT FSS, INDICATING A DESTINATION OF FULTON, MO (FTT). WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS VFR WITH LOW CEILINGS. THE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED TO FLY MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NOR DID HE POSSESS A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, ON SCENE, DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR ITS SYSTEMS. THE PATTERN OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES A LOW FORWARD SPEED IMPACT WITH HIGH RATE OF DESCENT; CONSISTENT WITH A LOW ALTITUDE STALL SCENARIO AND ASSOCIATED FAILED RECOVERY.

## 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 NYC07FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA096), Apr 18, 2007: Beech 95-B55 (N868ST), Saranac Lake, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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