# NTSB FTW82DRG03: Beech C50, N4914B, Goliad, TX, October 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1981
- Place: Goliad, TX · GOLIAD, TX
- Location: 28.6711° N, 97.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goliad, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6711&lon=-97.3926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2577  81/10/15 NR.GOLIAD,TX          BEECH C50           CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 13950
        TIME - 0030                    N4914B              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERACRUZ,MEXICO            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK FENCE & IRRIGATION PIPE DRG LNDG ON DIRT ROAD AT NGT.CARRYING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4914B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4914B-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N CH-316, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Registry model: [Beech C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (registry code 1152510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811015067559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067559A), Oct 15, 1981: Beech C50, Goliad, TX, Substantial damage. Illegal drug flight. Ran out of fuel en route. Struck irrigation pipe and a fence landing on a dirt road.

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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