# NTSB UNK64X3490: Beechcraft B55, N143E, Houston, MO, August 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1964
- Place: Houston, MO · HOUSTON, MO
- Location: 37.3209° N, 91.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3209&lon=-91.9612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3490

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2554  64/8/20    HOUSTON MO          BEECHCRAFT B55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1210
        TIME - 1530                    N143E               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N143E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143E-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N TC-792, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Houston

## Other investigations on N143E (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN13FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA137), Jan 19, 2013: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N143E), Mangum, OK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations. Contributing to the accident was…

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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