# Accident 19891110044839A: Beech 95, Floydada, TX, November 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Floydada, TX
- Airport: Floydada Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9805° N, 101.3305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9805&lon=-101.3305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17AT-1991-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 200 in this make and model, 345 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891110044839A

## Narrative

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

BOLTS HOLDING RIGHT PROPELLER FAILED. PROP ASSEMBLY STRUCK FUSELAGE. LOST ELECTRONICS. DID NOT CRANK GEAR DOWN.

## 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 FTW90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA025), Nov 11, 1989: Beech 95 (N17AT), Floydada, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER ATTACHMENT BOLTS DUE TO FATIGUE IN FOUR OF THE BOLTS AND OVERLOAD IN ANOTHER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE DETERIORATED AIRPLANE…

## Other reports on N17AT (1)

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

- [Accident 19860408039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408039449A), Apr 8, 1986: Beech 95 (N17AT), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Dead battery at start of short flight. Manual extension not attempted. Out of annual.

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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