Beechcraft 95-A55 N1599S
1 September 1983 · Houston, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 September 1983 at about 19:15 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N1599S was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andrau Airpark (AAP)
- Coordinates
- 30.0108, -95.4390
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-A55
- Registration
- N1599S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Orange
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA409
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1983 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Gage, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Franklin, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | St. Jacob, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Katy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |