Beech 95 accident near New Braunfels, Texas, June 13, 1985
On June 13, 1985 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Beech 95, registered N2091C, was substantially damaged in an accident near New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 1985 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- New Braunfels, Texas · New Braunfels Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95 · all 95s on the register
- Registration
- N2091C · no longer on the register · serial TD-278
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE INSTRUCTER PILOT AND STUDENT SINGLE ENGINE RATED PILOT WERE PRACTICING SINGLE ENG FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE ACFT WAS ON FINAL APCH WITH THE RIGHT ENG SHUT DOWN AND THE PROP FEATHERED. A VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR DIRECTED A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT APPLIED POWER TO THE LEFT ENG AND THE ACFT ENTERED A VMC ROLL. THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED OFF POWER AND STOPPED THE ROLL. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN ON THE GEAR, BOUNCED, AND NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,727 hours in all; 215 in this make and model; 98 in the last 90 days; 1,496 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,783 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 5, 1984; 84 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3R5 New Braunfels TX at 4:40 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 5,370 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:52 pm from AUS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 |
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