# Accident 19790703022229A: Beech E33C, Star Prairie, WI, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Star Prairie, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1975° N, 92.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Star Prairie, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1975&lon=-92.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33C (registry code 1151432, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-B (registry code 17229, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,039 total, 1,939 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DER04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703022229A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND LANDING ON WET SOD RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF DEPARTURE END INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI79DER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DER04), Jul 3, 1979: Beech E33C (N277F), Star Prairie, WI, substantial damage

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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