# NTSB FTW72AF037: Beech A99A, N1923T, Houston, TX, December 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1971
- 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: 14 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0040  71/12/17   HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH A99A          CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1527                    N1923T              PX-  0  0 12                            32, 4475 TOTAL HOURS, 550
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTERCONT
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TEX                HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATOR PINION GR THRUST BEARING INSTALLED IN REVERSE.CAUSED JAMMED ACTUATOR.EMER GR INOP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1923T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1923T-2012-02-29), registration cancelled 2012-02-29, S/N U-132, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A99A
- Registry model: [Beech A99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a99) (registry code 1153802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-27-28](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (registry code 61504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Intercont

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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