# Accident 19840512018679A: Beech F33A, Tarentum, PA, May 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1984, 15:45 local time
- Place: Tarentum, PA
- Airport: West Penn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5995° N, 79.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5995&lon=-79.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4463S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4463S) (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 IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,924 total, 828 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512018679A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING DURING A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND AFTER DRIFTING LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTER. IMPACT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC84LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA174), May 12, 1984: Beech Bonanza F33A (N4463S), Tarentum, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4463S (1)

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

- [Incident 19880908052059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908052059I), Sep 8, 1988: Beech F33A (N4463S), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Total electrical failure. Cranked gear down and landed. Gear collapsed because not full down. Battery cable broken.

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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