# Accident 19810103000099A: Beech F33A, St Paul, IN, January 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: St Paul, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4282° N, 85.6287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4282&lon=-85.6287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17702, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17702) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 274 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103000099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. SWITCHED TANKS, NO RESTART. MADE WHEELS UP LANDING. FOUND FUEL OK. BROKEN CAM SHAFT IN ENGINE

## 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 CHI81FEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX08), Jan 3, 1981: Beech F33A (N17702), St.Paul, MN, 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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