# NTSB Accident NYC89FA097
> **BEECH 95-A55** · 1989-03-01 · LAKE PLACID, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA097
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27979
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-01
- **Location:** LAKE PLACID, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.28059, -73.980102
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 95-A55
- **Registration:** N1729Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DEPARTURE INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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