# Accident 19961010036839A: Beech 95B55, Bellville, TX, October 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1996, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bellville, TX
- Airport: Grawunder Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9390° N, 96.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9390&lon=-96.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179DP-1999-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 761 total, 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010036839A

## Narrative

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

LANDING OVER TALL OBSTRUCTIONS NO FLAPS. STALLED 12FT AGL. LEFT WING HIT AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. SPAR DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT MADE AN APPROACH OVER OBSTACLES, TREES AND WIRES, WITHOUT USING FLAPS. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STALLED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 FEET IN THE AIR. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS AND FIREWALL.

## 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 FTW97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA015), Oct 11, 1996: Beech BE-55B (N179DP), Bellville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's failure to lower the flaps.

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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