- Date
- November 26, 1969
- Place
- Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N500XBeech 65-A90
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149584
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3776 69/11/26 GALVESTON,TEX BEECH 65-A90 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1355 N500X PX- 1 0 0 DUAL 53, 11367 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 253 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LOST CONTROL DURING PRACTICE VOR APCH. CRASHED IN BAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500X
- Reported as
- Beech 65-A90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Scholes
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