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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95 · Bethlehem, NY · December 20, 2024

Date
December 20, 2024 · 12:40 local
Place
Bethlehem, NY
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N661Q
Reported as
Beech 95
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,078 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed at 8:35 EST from fdw enroute to kddh RNAV 13. Pilot maintained altitude of 9,000 ft during cruise phase of flight. Due to weather concerns, pilot climbed to 10,000 ft just northeast of MDT. As pilot decided to continue on pilot climbed to 11,000 ft sse of avp. Pilot continued on, a further climb to 12,000 ft just northest of avp was executed. Pilot decided he did not want to continue in the clouds AD decided to divert to kalb 80NM out. Pilot proceded to ILS rwy 1. Pilot made a fast descent with carb heat on. As soon as he intercepted the localizer, #1 engine died, and shortly after #2 engine died. Max negative temperature was -12C. Pilot determined he did not have enough glide distance to make kalb and elected to emergency land on interstate 87 between 2 cars. Pilot executed a successful off airport emergency landing. All three persons onboard were uninjured and aircraft sustained a slight gouge under the right wingtip area.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED AT 8:35 EST FROM FDW ENROUTE TO KDDH RNAV 13. PILOT MAINTAINED ALTITUDE OF 9,000 FT DURING CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT. DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS, PILOT CLIMBED TO 10,000 FT JUST NORTHEAST OF MDT. AS PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON PILOT CLIMBED TO 11,000 FT SSE OF AVP. PILOT CONTINUED ON, A FURTHER CLIMB TO 12,000 FT JUST NORTHEST OF AVP WAS EXECUTED. PILOT DECIDED HE DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE IN THE CLOUDS AD DECIDED TO DIVERT TO KALB 80NM OUT. PILOT PROCEDED TO ILS RWY 1. PILOT MADE A FAST DESCENT WITH CARB HEAT ON. AS SOON AS HE INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER, #1 ENGINE DIED, AND SHORTLY AFTER #2 ENGINE DIED. MAX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE WAS -12C. PILOT DETERMINED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH GLIDE DISTANCE TO MAKE KALB AND ELECTED TO EMERGENCY LAND ON INTERSTATE 87 BETWEEN 2 CARS. PILOT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. ALL THREE PERSONS ONBOARD WERE UNINJURED AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A SLIGHT GOUGE UNDER THE RIGHT WINGTIP AREA.