# Accident 19890327004709A: Beech F33A, Lamar, CO, March 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1989, 11:20 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0801° N, 102.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0801&lon=-102.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3042Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3042Z-2015-09-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,317 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890327004709A

## Narrative

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

FAILED ALTERNATOR LIGHT ON. EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY. BELEIVED ENGINE OIL TOO HOT. LANDED ON ROAD. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 DEN89LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA095), Mar 27, 1989: Beech F33A (N3042Z), Lamar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN ALTERNATOR BEARING WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AFTER THE BATTERY BECAME DISCHARGED, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED DURING A…

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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