# Accident 19801024058289A: Beech F33A, Indianapolis, IN, October 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1980, 14:07 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3133W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3133W-2013-07-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,273 total, 976 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED GEAR UP NOSE DOWN. HAD RECORD OF POWER LOSS FOUND DIRT IN FUEL LINE.

## 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 CHI81FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX03), Oct 24, 1980: Beech F33A (N3133W), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3133W (3)

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

- [Accident 20080328013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328013129A), Mar 28, 2008: Beech F33A (N3133W), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N3133W crashed in the dirt area approximately 250 feet from the end of runway 28 at Montgomery Field (myf) at 1615 on 03/28/2008. Aircraft came to rest…
- [Incident 19990905027079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905027079I), Sep 5, 1999: Beech F33A (N3133W), Sacramento, CA. (-23) Pilot stated engine quit during final. No damage was sustained to the aircraft and no one was injured. The aircraft was subsequently inspected by mather…
- [Incident 19901213060489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901213060489I), Dec 13, 1990: Beech F33A (N3133W), Sarcoxie, MO. Aircraft picked up ice en route. Descended but engine quit. Forced landing. Crankshaft broke at NR2 bearing.

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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