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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Sterling, CO · March 10, 1991

Date
March 10, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place
Sterling, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4179S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91FA049
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
297 total5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck lake water flying close to surface. Pitched up nosed over impacted water and sand. Demolished on impact.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK LAKE WATER FLYING CLOSE TO SURFACE. PITCHED UP NOSED OVER IMPACTED WATER AND SAND. DEMOLISHED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4179S · 1

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