FTW81FRG54

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B50 · Benavides, TX · July 28, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1981
Place
Benavides, TX · BENAVIDES, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
UNKNOWNBeech B50
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123953

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2630  81/7/28  NR.BENAVIDES,TX       BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  UNKNOWN             PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        BENAVIDES,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRG NGT LNDG IN HAY FLD,GND LOOPED ACFT TO STOP BFR HITTING TREES AT END OF FLD.HAULING DRUGS.

Aircraft

Registration
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Beech B50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage