- Date
- September 1, 1983, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1599SBeech 95-A55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830901074719A
- Case key
- 20759
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Elevator trim - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - starvationCause
Fuel tank selector position - improperCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Immediately after takeoff the acft lost power on the right eng & the acft pulled up steeply, rolled to the right & impacted in an inverted position. Teardown of the right eng did not reveal any preimpact failure or malfunction. The l & r eng fuel selectors were found positioned to the aux tanks. The elevator trim was set to a nose-up setting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1599S
- Reported as
- Beech 95-A55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-271
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Power Pak Company Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1982
- Destination
- ORG · Orange, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AAP · Andrau Airpark, runway 34, 4,750 × 50 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 24 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.