# Accident 20011004035449A: Beech T42A, Alvarado, TX, October 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2001, 13:15 local time
- Place: Alvarado, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3572° N, 97.1669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3572&lon=-97.1669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8164R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8164R-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011004035449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 4, 2001 AT 1315 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WILLIAM D. PAULIN AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JOHN M. WHITMORE ON BOARD BE-55-T42A, N8164R ENTERED INTO A FLAT SPIN TO THE RIGHT DURING A 14 CFR 91 VFR FLIGHT. EYE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE SPINNING AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1500 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED KILLING THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA004), Oct 4, 2001: Beech 95-B55 (N8164R), Alvarado, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent flat spin of the airplane by the flightcrew resulting from the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A contributing factor was the impairment (drugs) of the private pilot.

## Other reports on N8164R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960629029409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629029409I), Jun 29, 1996: Beech 95B55 (N8164R), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: after departure from lit, during climb the left engine vibrated severely and lost power. The engine was shut down in flight and an uneventful…

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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