# NTSB FTW75AF055: Beech B60, N8794R, Houston, TX, February 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1975
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1507  75/2/21    HOUSTON,TX          BEECH B60           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2130                    N8794R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  52, 15060 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERCONTINENTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSVILLE,TX              HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DSCND INTO GRND ABT 2 MI SHORT OF RWY IN BLO MIN COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8794R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794R-1975-08-15), registration cancelled 1975-08-15, S/N P-294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Registry model: [Beech B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (registry code 1153605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Intercontinental

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750221018539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750221018539A), Feb 21, 1975: Beech B60, Houston, TX, Destroyed. Dscnd into grnd abt 2 mi short of rwy in blo min cond.

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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