# Accident 19890408006879A: Beech F33A, Reddington Beac, FL, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 16:20 local time
- Place: Reddington Beac, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8196° N, 82.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8196&lon=-82.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N599WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N599WB) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 100 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DUAL HOODED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. SAFETY PILOT DITCHED OFFSHORE IN GULF. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON RECOVERY.

## 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 MIA89LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA126), Apr 8, 1989: Beech F-33A (N599WB), Reddington Bch., FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N599WB (1)

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

- [Incident 19951201043239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201043239I), Dec 1, 1995: Beech F33A (N599WB), Columbus, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: Beechcraft BE-33-F33A, N599WB, departed the miller field, valentine, Nebraska on December 01, 1995. Upon arrival at Columbus Municipal Airport,…

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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