# Accident 20161114023549A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Plattsburg, NY, November 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2016, 16:33 local time
- Place: Plattsburg, NY
- Airport: Plattsburgh International Airp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6683° N, 73.4736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6683&lon=-73.4736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180GA-2019-01-14) (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 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161114023549A

## Narrative

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

DURING MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTION ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 17 WITH THE LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED BECAME LOW. ADDING POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND ROLL LEFT. RIGHT ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT (CRASHED) INTO THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA AND SKIDDED TO A STOP.

## 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 GAA17CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA061), Nov 14, 2016: Beech 95B55 (N180GA), Plattsburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a single-engine approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an…

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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