# NTSB FTW95LA342: Beech 19, N1946L, Lago Vista, TX, August 14, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 14, 1995, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Lago Vista, TX - Coordinates: 30.449552, -97.969657 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4496&lon=-97.9697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 30, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19537 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA342 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19537/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA342 ## Probable cause THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing after takeoff - Overrun, emergency landing after takeoff - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing after takeoff - object - tree(s) ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE ENGINE MISSED OR HESITATED A COUPLE OF TIMES, FOLLOWED SECONDS LATER, BY A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 3,804 FOOT RUNWAY, IMPACTED A TREE, CROSSED A ROAD AND CAME TO REST AGAINST DENSE BUSHES AND TREES. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ## Factual narrative On August 14, 1995, at 1215 central daylight time, a Beech BE19, N1946L, was substantially damaged upon collision with trees during a forced landing near Lago Vista, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight for which a flight plan was not filed. According to the pilot, everything was "normal" during acceleration, lift off, and initial takeoff climb, while departing from Runway 15 at the Rusty Allen Airport, near Lago Vista, Texas. The pilot added that, at approximately 75 to 100 feet AGL, the engine "missed or hesitated" a couple of times. Within a couple of seconds, the engine tachometer read within 1,500 to 1,700 RPM and the engine lost partial power. The airplane, with its landing gear extended, touched down past the departure end of the 3,804 foot runway. The airplane impacted a juniper tree, crossed a road running perpendicular to the runway, and came to rest against dense bushes and trees. Both wings sustained structural damage, the engine mount was bent, all three landing gears collapsed, and the empennage was bent to the left aft of the cabin. One propeller blade was found undamaged. Post-accident examination of the engine by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, and a representative from the powerplant manufacturer (report enclosed), did not disclose any anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1946L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1946L-1997-01-21), registration cancelled 1997-01-21, S/N MB798 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 19 - Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MB798 - Airframe hours: 5300 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Carl Vernon & Bruce Hallock - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 5R3 - Destination: T98, SAN MARCOS, TX - Airport: 5R3, Rusty Allen, runway 15, 3,804 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 8,277 total, 12 in this make and model, 3,706 as pilot in command, 165 in the last 90 days, 57 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AUS, 18 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950814023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814023969A), Aug 14, 1995: Beech B19, Lago Vista, TX, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on takeoff. Landed past end runway. Struck tree and crossed a road. Reason power loss unknown. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.