# Accident 19810506023019A: Beech C50, Los Fresnos, TX, May 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1981, 01:00 local time
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0744° N, 97.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Fresnos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0744&lon=-97.4875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3712B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3712B-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506023019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ONE ENGINE FAILED.

## 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 FTW81FRG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG34), May 6, 1981: Beech C50 (N3712B), Los Fresnos, TX, substantial damage

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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