# NTSB FTW77FRG54: Beech D50, N4954B, Moore, TX, June 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1977
- Place: Moore, TX · MOORE, TX
- Location: 29.0579° N, 99.0058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moore, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0579&lon=-99.0058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1852  77/6/10    MOORE,TX            BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1800
        TIME - 0030                    N4954B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   SAN ANTONIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW OVER SIX HOURS PRECEDING ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4954B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4954B-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N DH-9, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770610023779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610023779A), Jun 10, 1977: Beech D50, Moore, TX, Substantial damage. Plt flew over six hours preceding accident.

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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