Beech D95A accident near Pittstown, New Jersey, September 29, 1987
On September 29, 1987 at about 11:45 am local time, a Beech D95A, registered N7955M, was destroyed in an accident near Pittstown, New Jersey. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 29, 1987 · about 11:45 am local time
- Place
- Pittstown, New Jersey
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech D95A · all D95As on the register
- Registration
- N7955M · no longer on the register · serial TD667
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 26 AT ALEXANDRIA ARPT TOWARD TREES IN FOG. LEFT WING HIT TREES. ACFT LANDED HARD COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR. ACFT HIT A TREE IN AREA OF PILOT SEAT DURING LNDG FATALLY INJURING THE PLT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 27 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,329 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1987; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: N85 Pittstown NJ at 11:45 am
- Destination: BDR Bridgeport CT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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