# Accident 20000121006939A: Beech 95B55, Mexia, TX, January 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mexia, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6701° N, 96.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6701&lon=-96.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3MT-2000-06-12) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121006939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN. 21, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-55 MADE A LOW PASS DOWN RUNWAY 18 AT THE MEXICA AIPORT AND ASKED PERSONS ON THE GROUND TO SEE IT HIS LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD A GEAR UNSAFE INDICTATION.  UPON TURNING OUT, WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BANKED STEEPLY AND THEN ROLLED OVER AND WENT DOWN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXPLODED ON IMPACT.

## 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 FTW00FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA072), Jan 21, 2000: Beech 95-B55 (N3MT), Mexia, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a stall/spin. Factors were the partial failure of the landing gear indication system and the…

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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