# Accident 19991217040599A: Beech B95A, Big Lake, TX, December 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, TX
- Airport: Reagan County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1904° N, 101.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1904&lon=-101.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991Q-2000-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217040599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN ABORTED LANDING GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE A/C LOST POWER AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE A/C STRUCK A UTILITY POLE ENGULFING THE LEFT WING IN FIRE FROM THE RUPTURED FUEL TANK. THE A/C STRUCK A SECOND SET OF POWER LINES AND CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE CITY OF BIG LAKE, TX. INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED BOTH ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR VALVES WERE TURNED TO THE AUZILIARY FUEL TANKS. THE A/C YAWED TO THE LEFT DURING THE GO-AROUND AND THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY HEADING, INDICATING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE A/C WAS BELIEVED TO BE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE PHOENIX, AZ AREA TO THE HOUSTON, TX. AREA. A FUEL STOP WAS MADE AT SANTA THERESA, NEW MEXICO PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL AT BIG LAKE, TX, WHICH WAS ALSO INTENDED AS A FUEL STOP.  PILOT NARDIZZI, WHO IS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT.  BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED NUMBEROUS BROKEN BONES AND SEVERE BURNS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA047), Dec 17, 1999: Beech BE-95A (N991Q), Big Lake, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind, turbulence, and the pilot's lack of total…

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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