# NTSB FTW81FRA21: Beech A100, N999CR, Houston, TX, March 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1981
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0982  81/3/18    HOUSTON,TX          BEECH A100          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2940
        TIME - 1540                    N999CR              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CONTINUED R TURN INTO DEAD ENG UNTIL JUST BFR T/D,WINGS NEVER LEVELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N999CR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobby

## 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 19810318010379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318010379A), Mar 18, 1981: Beech 100BEECH, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Believed right engine low torque on climb. Shut down. Got below VMC. Landed off airport. No mechanical defects.

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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