# Accident 19850420016109A: Beech F33A, Goleta, CA, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 20:22 local time
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5009° N, 120.1201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5009&lon=-120.1201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22BW-2013-02-07) (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 TSIO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420016109A

## Narrative

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

ALCOHOL A MAJOR FACTOR IN PILOT BECOMING DISORIENTED AND LOST.  MADE STEEP CONTROLLED DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA213), Apr 21, 1985: Beech F33A (N22BW), Goleta, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N22BW (1)

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

- [Accident 19730621019669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621019669A), Jun 21, 1973: Beech F33A (N22BW), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Dur tkof a truck drove onto rwy in front of acft. Acft hit grape vine posts.

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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