# NTSB FTW81FRA56: Beech F90, N44SR, Beaumont, TX, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2596  81/8/31    BEAUMONT,TX         BEECH F90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N44SR               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 33, 4020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              BEAUMONT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UN TO RETRACT/EXTD GEAR W NORMAL SYS.COPLT APPLIED SIDE LOAD ON EMERG EXTN HNDL.BATTERY DEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

## 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 19810831053899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053899A), Aug 31, 1981: Beech F90, Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Gear would not retract after takeoff. During landing, gear collapsed. Down lock not fully engaged.

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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