# NTSB FTW81FPA13: Cessna 500, N44RD, Mesquite, TX, May 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1981
- Place: Mesquite, TX · MESQUITE, TX
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0678  81/5/25    MESQUITE,TX         CESSNA 500          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3400
        TIME - 1700                    N44RD               PX-  0  0  4  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUDSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  MESQUITE,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 AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hudson

## 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 19810525028599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028599A), May 25, 1981: Cessna 500CESSNA, Mesquite, TX, Substantial damage. Windshift on landng. Hydroplaned on wet runway.. Ran off end. Rain and thunderstorms in area. No type rating.

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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