Beechcraft 95-C55 N14RR
16 May 1982 · Eagle Pass, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 May 1982 at about 00:26 local time, a Beechcraft 95-C55 registered N14RR, operated by Joseph Goodman, was involved in an accident near Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eagle Pass, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-C55
- Registration
- N14RR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Joseph Goodman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Isabel → Roswell
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FRG29
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 16 MI SE OF EAGLE PASS & WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ELEVATORS, ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ACFT WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SCENE. THE OUTBOARD HALF OF THE R ELEVATOR WAS FOUND 2 MI NW & THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE ELEV TIP WAS MISSING. THE INBOARD HALF WAS FOUND 3 MI NWW. THE L ELEV AS FOUND 1.7 MI & THE ELEVATOR TIP COUNTERWEIGHT WAS MISSING. THE STABILIZER SKINS, TOP & BOTTOM, WERE RAISED BETWEEN THE RIVETS. THE L STABILIZER SPAR MIDDLE HINGE ATTACHMENT FITTING DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FRACTURE. RED PAINT, SIMILAR TO THE SURROUNDING PAINT, COULD BE SEEN WITHIN THE FRACTURE OF THE INBOARD FITTING. COMPRESSION DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT ON THE TOP OF BOTH ELEVATORS BETWEEN THE HINGE POINTS. PAINT THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS ON THE ELEV RANGED FROM: L UPPER SURFACE 0.0060-0.0120,L BOTTOM SURFACE 0.0050-0.0070; R UPPER SURFACE 0.0048-0.0051, R BOTTOM SURFACE 0.0050-0.0055. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER PAINT THICKNESS ON ELEVATORS OF NEW ACFT RANGE BETWEEN 0.0018 & 0.0027. NO LOGBOOK RECORD OF BALANCING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Twentynine Palm, California, United States | TOM Bethal Construction Compan | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Conway, Arkansas, United States | Ronnie Davis | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1982 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Goodland, Kansas, United States | William Lowe | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 95 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | ABC Flight Service, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Palo Verde, Arizona, United States | Watkins & Sons Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Laurens, Iowa, United States | Commercial Coatings, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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