- Date
- February 8, 1987, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lanesville, NY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N973EBeech 95-B55
- Weather
- Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870208017529A
- Case key
- 30497
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Weather condition - obscurationFactor
Self-induced pressureFactor
Light condition - duskFactor
Vfr flight into imc - inadvertentCause
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The plt and his family dptd 2/8/87 on a ski trip to VT. The flt did not arrive. The acft was fnd on a mtn plateau on 5/2/87. Wx conditions rptdly deteriorated and darkness was apching at the estimated time of the acdt, shortly after sunset. The acft impacted in a level attitude and in cruise configuration. No mechanical malfunctions were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N973E
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1278
- Airframe hours
- 3,808
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 21, 1986 · 134 hours before
- Departed
- W98 · Richmond, VA
- Destination
- MVL · Morrisville, VT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,192 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Dusk
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POU, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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