Beechcraft 65-A90 N500X
26 November 1969 · Galveston, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 November 1969 at about 13:55 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N500X, operated by Superior Oil C, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galveston, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scholes
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A90
- Registration
- N500X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Superior Oil C
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houston, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3776
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
LOST CONTROL DURING PRACTICE VOR APCH. CRASHED IN BAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Greenville, Texas, United States | Tecnica Indust | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Houston, Texas, United States | Texas Dept of | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Wyco Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1969 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Republic, Missouri, United States | Spingfield FL | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1969 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Ft.meyers, Florida, United States | Gulf Air of FL | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |