# Accident 19810719042129A: Beech B95, Titusville, FL, July 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1981, 17:12 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27GD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042129A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO AREA OF FORECAST THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL. RADAR SHOWED 10000 FEET PER MINUTE DESCENT PRIOR IMPACT

## 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 MIA81FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA096), Jul 19, 1981: Beech B95 (N27GD), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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