# NTSB NYC74AN115: Beech B95, N9953R, Tahawus, NY, June 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Tahawus, NY · TAHAWUS, NY
- Location: 44.0506° N, 74.0510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahawus, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0506&lon=-74.0510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1842  74/6/23  NR.TAHAWUS,NY         BEECH B95           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 300
        TIME - 1345                    N9953R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHAWUS MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,NY                BURLINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF MTNS TRRN-ADVSD SARANAC UNICOM COULD NO LONGER KEEP ACFT IN AIR,MTN IN FRONT OF HIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9953R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9953R-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N TD-384 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Tahawus Mine

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740623023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623023509A), Jun 23, 1974: Beech B95, Tahawus, NY, Destroyed. Plt aware of mtns trrn-advsd saranac UNICOM could no longer keep acft in air,mtn in front of him.

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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