# NTSB NYC75FHA13: Beech D95A, N7955M, Pittstown, NJ, August 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1974
- Place: Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.5820° N, 74.9591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5820&lon=-74.9591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2488   74/8/8    PITTSTOWN,NJ        BEECH D95A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1150
        TIME - 0700                    N7955M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSTOWN,NJ                BEDFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TKOF WHEN R ENG SPUTTERED.OVERRAN RWY STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7955M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7955M-1989-11-21), registration cancelled 1989-11-21, S/N TD667 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexander Field

## Other investigations on N7955M (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 NYC87FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA265), Sep 29, 1987: Beech D95A (N7955M), Pittstown, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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