# NTSB FTW80DRD50: Beech E55, N9047V, Houma, LA, July 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1980
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1709  80/7/31    HOUMA,LA            BEECH E55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 636
        TIME - 1030                    N9047V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA-TERREBONNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,AR               HOUMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD LNDG W L MAIN TIRE FLAT,SVR VIB APRX 1000FT BFR L MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9047V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9047V-2000-11-09), registration cancelled 2000-11-09, S/N TE-938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Registry model: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne

## 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 19800731031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731031919A), Jul 31, 1980: Beech 9555, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Landed with unknown flat main gear tire. Gear collapsed from resulting stress on landing roll.

## Other investigations on N9047V (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI00FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA276), Aug 30, 2000: Beech E-55 (N9047V), Grafton, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and altitude/clearance from the river. Factors to the accident included the pilot not obtaining an air traffic control clearance prior to departure into…

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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