# NTSB FTW69F0509: Beech 65, Greenville, TX, May 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1969
- Place: Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0509

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0009  69/5/15    GREENVILLE,TEX      BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    XB-HIL              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  25, 284 TOTAL HOURS, 67
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAJOR FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ALTERNATORS NOT TURNED ON CAUSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-HIL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Major Field

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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