# Accident 19890702018639A: Beech E33, Angel Fire, NM, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 15:35 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3903° N, 105.2697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3903&lon=-105.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20CF-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018639A

## Narrative

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

HOT DAY HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF STRUCK TREES AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN89FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA152), Jul 2, 1989: Beech E33 (N20CF), Angel Fire, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS PREMATURE ROTATION FOR TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED TO CLIMB, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF (WHILE THERE…

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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