# NTSB FTW79FA065: Beech 95-B55, N8126R, Jarrell, TX, March 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1979
- Place: Jarrell, TX · JARRELL, TX
- Location: 30.8103° N, 97.6151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jarrell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8103&lon=-97.6151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0559  79/3/21    JARRELL,TX          BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 898
        TIME - 1620                    N8126R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JARRELL,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8126R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8126R-1982-09-01), registration cancelled 1982-09-01, S/N TC-1733 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790321007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790321007589A), Mar 21, 1979: Beech 95B55, Jarrell, TX, Destroyed. This was a local practice flight. The aircraft was observed by witnesses to spin to the groun.

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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