Beech BE-95-B55 accident near Houston, TX
On May 12, 2000, a Beech BE-95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Houston, TX. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 12, 2000
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.649°N, 95.279°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20988
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 12, 2000, at 1151 central daylight time, a Beech BE-95-B55 twin-engine airplane, N4005A, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from the William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas. The instrument rated private pilot, who was the registered owner and operator of the airplane, and his 5 passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for Galliano, Louisiana. At 0739, the pilot contacted the San Angelo Flight Service Station and obtained a weather briefing and filed three IFR flight plans. The three flight plans were: first from San Marcos, Texas, to Ingleside, Texas; second from Ingleside, Texas, to Houston, Texas; and third from Houston, Texas, to Galliano, Louisiana. The third flight was initiating after the last passenger was picked up in Houston. According to ramp personnel in Houston, the pilot requested a "quick turn" between 1115 and 1130, and signed a fuel ticket requesting to top off the inboard fuel tanks and add 10 gallons of fuel to each outboard fuel tank. At 1146:24, ground control cleared the airplane to taxi to runway 22. At 1147:46, ground control asked the pilot if he would "need a runup or [will] you be ready when you get there?" The pilot responded that he would be ready for takeoff when he reached runway 22. At 1149:04, the airplane was cleared to taxi into
Probable cause
the loss of control on takeoff as a result of the pilot's failure to remove the flight control lock due to his inadequate preflight inspection. A contributing factor was the pilot exceeding the aircraft's certificated maximum weight and balance limitations.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
