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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 500CESSNA · Houston, TX · November 5, 2005

Date: November 5, 2005 · 09:58 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: William P Hobby Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N505K
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06FA019
Reported as: Cessna 500CESSNA
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total400 in this make and model

N505KRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2008 · Cessna 500S/N 500-0004 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 500

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What happened

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(-23) On November 5, 2005, at 0958 (CST), a Cessna 500 twin-engine turbo jet, N505K, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control on takeoff from runway 22 at William p. Hobby airport (hou), Houston, Texas. The commercial instrument rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident and destined for corpus christi, Texas. There were several eyewitnesses to the accident. The aircraft impacted the centerline of runway 13R inverted, approximately 321 feet southeast from taxiway "hotel", with a 20 to 25 degree nose down attitude and exploded into flames. After sliding 520 feet, the airplane came to rest inverted at the intersection of taxiway "hotel" and taxiway "mike."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2005, AT 0958 (CST), A CESSNA 500 TWIN-ENGINE TURBO JET, N505K, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AT WILLIAM P. HOBBY AIRPORT (HOU), HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND DESTINED FOR CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THERE WERE SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 13R INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 321 FEET SOUTHEAST FROM TAXIWAY "HOTEL", WITH A 20 TO 25 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. AFTER SLIDING 520 FEET, THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY "HOTEL" AND TAXIWAY "MIKE."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW06FA019Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing factors were the unsecured passenger door and the pilot's diverted attention.Nov 5, 2005 · Destroyed