# NTSB NYC72AN093: Beech B95, N283AA, Mt Tabor, VT, February 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1972
- Place: Mt Tabor, VT · MT TABOR, VT
- Location: 43.3506° N, 72.9826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Tabor, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3506&lon=-72.9826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0063   72/2/5    MT TABOR,VT         BEECH B95           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 600
        TIME - 1040                    N283AA              PX-  2  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                MT SNOW,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 2/6/72.WIND GUSTS 30K.HIT MT.PLTS FAULTY JUDGEMENT PROBABLY DUE TO A POST VIRAL SYNDROME
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N283AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283AA-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N TD-391, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Registry model: [Beech B95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (registry code 1153404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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