# Accident 20100318029619A: Beech B95, Pleasant Valley, NY, March 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2010, 11:50 local time
- Place: Pleasant Valley, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7169° N, 73.7456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7169&lon=-73.7456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9389Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9389Y-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95 (registry code 1153404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100318029619A

## Narrative

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

N9389Y, A BE-95, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35 AT THE 44N AIRPORT.  WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2000' FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, NEAR EXTENDED CENTERLINE.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND FROM A VERTICAL FLIGHT PATH AND NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE.  POSTCRASH FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.  FATAL TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 ERA10FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA178), Mar 18, 2010: Beech 95 (N9389Y), Lagrange, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic 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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