# NTSB FTW80DRA16: Beech 58, N81UC, Eagle Lake, TX, January 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1980
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX · EAGLE LAKE, TX
- Location: 29.5873° N, 96.3286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5873&lon=-96.3286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0011   80/1/4    EAGLE LAKE,TX       BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 526
        TIME - 1615                    N81UC               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 326 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANGELO,TX               EAGLE LAKE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81UC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81UC), registered now, S/N TH-142, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-c) (registry code 17209, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Lake

## 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 19800104000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104000349A), Jan 4, 1980: Beech 58, Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast with light wind. Unable to stop on runway. Ran off end of runway, hit ditch and steel posts.

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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