# Accident 19900212001999A: Beech STC33, Oro Valley, AZ, February 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1990, 11:03 local time
- Place: Oro Valley, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4102° N, 110.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4102&lon=-110.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3SN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3SN-1990-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC33
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,292 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900212001999A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. WING HIT CHIMNEY DURING SNAP ROLL. CRASHED 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 LAX90FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA088), Feb 12, 1990: Beech F-33A (N3SN), Oro Valley, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.

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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