FTW67F0664

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-C55 · Houston, TX · May 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1967
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N531UBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116440

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1669  67/5/23    HOUSTON, TEX        BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6000
        TIME - 1208                    N531U               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WM.P.HOBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF WITH CONTROLS LOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N531U
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wm.P.Hobby

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.