# Accident 19891123046549A: Beech 95B55, Arlington, TX, November 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1989, 22:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7209° N, 97.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7209&lon=-97.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1026W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1026W-2012-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,408 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891123046549A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. ON AUX FUEL TANKS. FUEL UNPORTED.

## 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 FTW90FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA032), Nov 24, 1989: Beech 95-B55 (N1026W), Arlington, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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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