# Accident 19890916035059A: Beech 100BEECH, Houston, TX, September 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6496° N, 95.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6496&lon=-95.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AJ-1992-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 100 (registry code 1152916, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,787 total, 48 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916035059A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. ENGINES QUIT ON APPROACH. HIT WIRES, TREES, HOUSES AND VEHICLE ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW89FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA166), Sep 16, 1989: Beech BE 100 (N204AJ), Houston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING PREPARATION & THE IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PIC WHEN HE FAILED TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES.

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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