29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 28, 1978 · 15:50 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N18754
Reported as
Beech E90
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Excessive control pressure during descent necessary due to autopilot failure to disconnect.
As the FAA filed it
EXCESSIVE CONTROL PRESSURE DURING DESCENT NECESSARY DUE TO AUTOPILOT FAILURE TO DISCONNECT.