# Accident 19830901074719A: Beech 95A55, Houston, TX, September 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0108° N, 95.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0108&lon=-95.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1599S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830901074719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83FA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA409), Sep 1, 1983: Beech 95-A55 (N1599S), Houston, TX, destroyed, 2 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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