# Accident 19780626015869A: Beech E50, Minerals Wells, TX, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978
- Place: Minerals Wells, TX
- Airport: Helo Pad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N833Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N833Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D50C (registry code 1152520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,026 total, 326 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD23-141283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626015869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT-HAND GOVERNOR CONTROL ASSY,P/N 40209-1,FAILED UNDER SWAGED SE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW78FPD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD23-141283), Jun 26, 1978: Beech B-50C (N833Q), Minerals Wells, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N833Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901215054349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215054349A), Dec 15, 1990: Beech D50C (N833Q), Shohomish, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Jumpers pilot chute snagged door support bracket. Opened pulled him out. Body severed right stabilizer streamered.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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