# Accident 19960128001019A: Beech 77, Grand Prairie, TX, January 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7803° N, 97.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7803&lon=-97.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6706C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6706C-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960128001019A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE TURNED ON BOOST PUMP UNKNOWNLY FLOODING ENGINE. LOST POWER. SMELLED FUEL. NOSED OVER DITCHING IN A LAKE.

## 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 FTW96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA109), Jan 28, 1996: Beech 77 (N6706C), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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