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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Houston, TX · April 23, 1981

Date
April 23, 1981 · 09:13 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Andrau
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N500CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA077
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Lost control in severe thunderstorm near destination. First actual IFR flight. Failed to recheck wx day of flight.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR DESTINATION. FIRST ACTUAL IFR FLIGHT. FAILED TO RECHECK WX DAY OF FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.