Cessna 501SP N50US
20 September 1982 · Crystal City, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1982 at about 16:27 local time, a Cessna 501SP registered N50US, operated by U.s. Companies Inc., was involved in an accident near Crystal City, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal City, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chaconcreek Ranch
- Coordinates
- 28.6792, -99.8210
- Aircraft
- Cessna 501SP
- Registration
- N50US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Companies Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Addison → Crystal City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA385
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 10 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE RAISED LIP OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AFTER THE GEAR FAILURE, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH FENCE POSTS. THE SIX OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 501 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1982 | Cessna 501 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Cessna Aircraft Company | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 501 | Chino, California, United States | A.o. Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1979 | Cessna 501 | Canton, Ohio, United States | Thurmond L. Munson | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Cessna 501 | Hawthorn, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1985 | Cessna 501 | Harrison, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 501 | Bermuda Dunes, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |