# Accident 19791217032749A: Beech 9555, Angleton, TX, December 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1718° N, 95.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angleton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1718&lon=-95.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910TL-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-55 (registry code 1152702, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,078 total, 523 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217032749A

## Narrative

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

MAIN CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLOSE SAME. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 FTW80DRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA13), Dec 17, 1979: Beech 95-A55 (N910TL), Angleton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N910TL (1)

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

- [Incident 19930306017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306017569I), Mar 6, 1993: Beech 9555 (N910TL), Union, SC, Minor damage. Landing gear failed to extend. Landed gear up. Forgot about manual system.

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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