# NTSB FTW81FRG54: Beech B50, Benavides, TX, July 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1981
- Place: Benavides, TX · BENAVIDES, TX
- Location: 27.5969° N, 98.4138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benavides, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5969&lon=-98.4138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2630  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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