# NTSB DCA81AA017: Excalibur 65-A80, N100UV, Madisonville, TX, July 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1981
- Place: Madisonville, TX · MADISONVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.9540° N, 95.9093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madisonville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9540&lon=-95.9093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1981
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA81AA017
- Board report AAR8117 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8117.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3661   81/7/2  NR.MADISONVILLE,TX    EXCALIBUR 65-A80    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N100UV              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 44, 398 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- OBSD FALLING FM CLDS W WINGS/HOR STABS SEPD.PLT LACKED RECENT INST EXP & MULTI-ENG INST TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100UV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100UV-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N LD-151 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXCALIBUR 65-A80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810702037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702037879A), Jul 2, 1981: Beech 65A80, Madisonville, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was observed descending in pieces from clouds.

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.

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