# Accident 19851204059539A: Beech F33A, Sacramento, CA, December 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1985, 22:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6898° N, 121.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6898&lon=-121.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6541A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6541A-2013-02-27) (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: 3,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204059539A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES DURING A MISSED APPROACH WITH PATCHY GROUND FOG.AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING SAW RUNWAY FROM THE OUTER MARKER.

## 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 LAX86FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA057), Dec 5, 1985: Beech F33A (N6541A), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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