# NTSB FTW79DQG44: Beech 95-A55, N8599M, Muleshoe, TX, June 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1979
- Place: Muleshoe, TX · MULESHOE, TX
- Location: 34.2292° N, 102.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muleshoe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2292&lon=-102.7283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1119   79/6/4    MULESHOE,TX         BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 326
        TIME - 1415                    N8599M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARD WARREN FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS LUMAS,NM                MULESHOE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8599M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8599M-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N TC-451, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Edward Warren Fld

## 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 19790604011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604011579A), Jun 4, 1979: Beech 95A55, Muleshoe, TX, Substantial damage. Made hard landing allowed acft to porpoise,collapsed nose gear.

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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