# Accident 19910303003709A: Beech F33A, Palmer, MA, March 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, MA
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2233° N, 72.3114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Metropolitan Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2233&lon=-72.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77Y-1991-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,365 total, 1,284 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303003709A

## Narrative

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

CANCELED IFR. TRIED TO MAKE VISUAL APPROACH TOO LOW,DARK NIGHT,RAIN,FOG IN AREA. STRUCK TREES ON UNSEEN RIDGE.

## 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 NYC91FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA080), Mar 4, 1991: Beech F-33A (N77Y), West Brookfield, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO FLY THE AIRPLANE IN CONDITIONS THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING AND AVOIDING HIGHER TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO NOT FOLLOW THE…

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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