Beechcraft F33A N334E

Summary

On 6 July 1991 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N334E, operated by Cutter Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Wickenberg, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 July 1991 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wickenberg, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N334E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cutter Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wickenburg → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91LA291

Nobody was injured.

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO HAD A TOTAL OF 75 HOURS OF AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL INJECTED ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT SHE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT RESTARTING THE ENGINE, AND SHE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTORS WHO SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND ACCESSORIES, NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST RUN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.