19830901074719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95A55 · Houston, TX · September 1, 1983

Date
September 1, 1983 · 14:15 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Andrau Airpark
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1599S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA409
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
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.

Right engine quit on liftoff. Aircraft rolled and dived to the ground. Fuel selectors on aux tanks found empty.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND DIVED TO THE GROUND. FUEL SELECTORS ON AUX TANKS FOUND EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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