# NTSB FTW70A0036: Beech 65-A90, N500X, Galveston, TX, November 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1969
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500X-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N LJ-199 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (registry code 1152908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scholes

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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