# N33FA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 4, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33FA

## Aircraft that carried N33FA

- [Cancelled 2018-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33FA-2018-12-04): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0502, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [S D Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20D%20MANAGEMENT%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N33FA (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN16FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA013), Oct 14, 2015: Cessna 421B (N33FA), Hammond, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of right engine power on takeoff due to maintenance personnel's failure to properly tighten the crankcase through-studs during cylinder replacement, which resulted in crankshaft fracture.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N33FA (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20151014020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014020959A), Oct 14, 2015: Cessna 421B (N33FA), Hammond, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was cleared by tower for an IFR departure to atlanta (katl). Immediately after liftoff from runway 31, a loud pop was heard by witnesses on the ground…
- [Incident 19881020059989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881020059989I), Oct 20, 1988: Cessna 421B (N33FA), Charleston, WV. Rough engine and drop in manifold and oil pressure. Shut down engine and returned to maintenance facility.
- [Incident 19880113003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880113003269I), Jan 13, 1988: Cessna 421B (N33FA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Pilots side of the windscreen cracked at cruise. Continued to destination. Found outer skin of plexiglass cracked.

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