# Accident 19791223034349A: Beech 9555, Houston, TX, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 13:55 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2155L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2155L-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 166 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223034349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AFTER INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

## 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 FTW80DRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA15), Dec 23, 1979: Beech 95-55 (N2155L), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2155L (1)

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

- [Accident 19810227006629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227006629A), Feb 27, 1981: Beech 95B55 (N2155L), Beaumont, TX, Destroyed. Lost control after takeoff into near zero weather. Struck trees and wires. IFR rated. Had been briefed.

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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