# Accident 19810702037879A: Beech 65A80, Madisonville, TX, July 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9540° N, 95.9093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madisonville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9540&lon=-95.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100UV-1982-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA81AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702037879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING IN PIECES FROM CLOUDS.

## 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 DCA81AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA017), Jul 2, 1981: Excalibur 65-A80 (N100UV), Madisonville, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N100UV (1)

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

- [Incident 19800117015219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015219I), Jan 17, 1980: Beech 65A80 (N100UV), New Orleans, LA. Shut down #2 engine when gauges became erratic. Number two cylinder connecting rod broken.

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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