# NTSB FTW66D0541: Beechcraft 65-A80, N899Q, Houston, TX, February 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1966
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0541
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0541

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0364  66/2/18    HOUSTON TEX         BEECHCRAFT 65-A80   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2505
        TIME - 1900                    N899Q               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDRAU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.PILOT FAILED TO TURN ALTERNATORS ON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N899Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65-A80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andrau

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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