# Accident 19790116011029A: Beech C90, Houston, TX, January 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7225° N, 95.5883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Andrau Airpark, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7225&lon=-95.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88CR-1982-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,389 total, 1,442 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116011029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEGAN A GO-AROUND OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. ROLLED OVER AND BURNED. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS OUT.

## 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 FTW79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA042), Jan 16, 1979: Beech C90 (N88CR), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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