# Accident 19810213004099A: Beech F33A, Carroll, IA, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 06:45 local time
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0704° N, 94.8646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carroll, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0704&lon=-94.8646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19933, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19933-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 49 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. MADE WHEELS-UP LANDING IN FARM FIELD. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT & ROD BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 MKC81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA024), Feb 13, 1981: Beech F33A (N19933), Carroll, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19933 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870813056709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813056709I), Aug 13, 1987: Beech F33A (N19933), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Rotated at stall speed and settled to ground beside runway. Gear collapsed. Density altitude a factor.

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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