# Accident 19890713025269A: Beech F33A, Waterville, ME, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Waterville, ME
- Airport: Waterville Robert Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5332° N, 69.6755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5332&lon=-69.6755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N961WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N961WW) (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 IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 243 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713025269A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT OPEN AREA OFF PARTIALLY CLOSED RUNWAY INTO AREA OF BROKEN CONCRETE. NOTAMS GIVEN ON RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA162), Jul 13, 1989: Beech F33A (N961WW), Waterville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF NOTAMS AND THE EXCESSIVE LANDING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N961WW (1)

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

- [Incident 20031201032609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031201032609I), Dec 1, 2003: Beech F33A (N961WW), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot statement: on dec. 1, 2003, my aircraft, a Beech bonanza F33A (N961WW) was scheduled to go in for an annual inspection. I had made an appointment…

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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