# Accident 19730621019669A: Beech F33A, Lost Hills, CA, June 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1973
- Place: Lost Hills, CA
- Airport: Blackwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6327° N, 119.6779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lost Hills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6327&lon=-119.6779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22BW-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 214 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DVA68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621019669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DUR TKOF A TRUCK DROVE ONTO RWY IN FRONT OF ACFT. ACFT HIT GRAPE VINE POSTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73DVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DVA68), Jun 21, 1973: Beech A24R (N22BW), Lost Hills, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22BW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850420016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420016109A), Apr 20, 1985: Beech F33A (N22BW), Goleta, CA, Destroyed. Alcohol a major factor in pilot becoming disoriented and lost. Made steep controlled descent to ground impact.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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