# NTSB NYC76DFA41: Beech 95, N2794Y, Wallkill, NY, June 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1976
- Place: Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
- Location: 41.6084° N, 74.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallkill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6084&lon=-74.1646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1396  76/6/13    WALLKILL,NY         BEECH 95            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 4272
        TIME - 1730                    N2794Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURGH,NY                 WALLKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR AFT DRAG BRACE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2794Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2794Y-1991-06-05), registration cancelled 1991-06-05, S/N TD165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kobelt

## 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 19760613015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760613015889A), Jun 13, 1976: Beech 95, Wallkill, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gear aft drag brace failed.

## Other investigations on N2794Y (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 ATL91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA035), Dec 30, 1990: Beech B95 (N2794Y), Austell, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL…

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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