# NTSB FTW82FRG29: Beech 95-C55, N14RR, Eagle Pass, TX, May 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: May 15, 1982, 19:26 local (May 16, 1982, 00:26 UTC)
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG29
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70534/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG29

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal
  - flight control,elevator - flutter (cause)
  - flight control,stabilator attachment - cracked (cause)
  - flight control,stabilator attachment - overload (cause)
  - flight control,stabilator attachment - failure,total (cause)
  - flight control,elevator - separation (cause)

## Analysis

THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 16 MI SE OF EAGLE PASS & WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ELEVATORS, ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ACFT WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SCENE. THE OUTBOARD HALF OF THE R ELEVATOR WAS FOUND 2 MI NW & THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE ELEV TIP WAS MISSING. THE INBOARD HALF WAS FOUND 3 MI NWW. THE L ELEV AS FOUND 1.7 MI & THE ELEVATOR TIP COUNTERWEIGHT WAS MISSING. THE STABILIZER SKINS, TOP & BOTTOM, WERE RAISED BETWEEN THE RIVETS. THE L STABILIZER SPAR MIDDLE HINGE ATTACHMENT FITTING DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FRACTURE. RED PAINT, SIMILAR TO THE SURROUNDING PAINT, COULD BE SEEN WITHIN THE FRACTURE OF THE INBOARD FITTING. COMPRESSION DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT ON THE TOP OF BOTH ELEVATORS BETWEEN THE HINGE POINTS. PAINT THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS ON THE ELEV RANGED FROM: L UPPER SURFACE 0.0060-0.0120,L BOTTOM SURFACE 0.0050-0.0070; R UPPER SURFACE 0.0048-0.0051, R BOTTOM SURFACE 0.0050-0.0055. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER PAINT THICKNESS ON ELEVATORS OF NEW ACFT RANGE BETWEEN 0.0018 & 0.0027. NO LOGBOOK RECORD OF BALANCING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14RR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TF-73
- Airframe hours: 3658
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Joseph Goodman
- Registered owner: Joseph Goodman
- Departed: C, PORT ISABEL, TX
- Destination: C, ROSWELL, NM

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,300 total, 500 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820515016569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515016569A), May 15, 1982: Beech 95C55, Eagle Pass, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned in open pasture. Wreckage was scattered over large area. No witnesses.

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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