Beech V35 accident near Seguin, Texas, January 9, 1998
On January 9, 1998 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Beech V35, registered N99V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Seguin, Texas (Elm Creek airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 9, 1998 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Seguin, Texas · Elm Creek · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · all V35s on the register
- Registration
- N99V · registry record · serial D-8097
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On final approach to runway 14, at an altitude of approximately 20 feet AGL, the airplane began to sink rapidly, and subsequently impacted below the top of a 15-foot tall embankment short of the approach end of the runway. Although a witness reported that hangars along the runway and large trees on short final to runway 14 'sometimes create turbulence and windshear in this area when winds are strong,' the pilot stated that weather was 'not a factor.'
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
What happened, in order
- UNDERSHOOT during landing - flare/touchdown
- IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER during landing - flare/touchdown
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, none, none
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 375 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 3,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,256 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, October 6, 1997; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: 0TX6 at 9:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 2,200 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 17 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°C, dew point 43°C
- Altimeter: 29 inHg
- Observation at 9:51 pm from 3R5, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW98LA095.