# Accident 19960220002169A: Beech A36, Houston, TX, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 29.8405° N, 95.7290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8405&lon=-95.7290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2TC-2005-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220002169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS, CRASHED ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW96FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA120), Feb 20, 1996: Beech A36 (N2TC), Katy, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of control due to pilot incapacitation for undetermined reasons. A factor related to the pilot's injuries was the lack of shoulder harness restraint.

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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