# Accident 19800220003459A: Beech E33A, Carroll, IA, February 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1980
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Airport: Arthur N. Neu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0467° N, 94.7887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARTHUR N NEU (CIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0467&lon=-94.7887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29880 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,793 total, 300 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220003459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE ON AN ADF APPROACH. HIT A BARN.

## 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 MKC80FCD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD13), Feb 20, 1980: Beech E33A (N29880), Carroll, IA, 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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