# NTSB NYC67F0320: Beech 95-55, N434M, Gardenville, NY, October 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1966
- Place: Gardenville, NY · GARDENVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.8587° N, 78.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardenville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8587&lon=-78.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3141  66/10/10   GARDENVILLE NY      BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 961
        TIME - 1700                    N434M               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           45                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST TO 35 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N434M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434M-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N G-756, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo Airpark

## Other investigations on N434M (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 WPR13FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA284), Jun 23, 2013: Beech A45 (N434M), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's loss of control during an emergency descent following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/mechanic's incorrect assembly of…

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.

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