# Accident 19910409009569A: Beech F33A, Eau Claire, WI, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Eau Claire County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9297° N, 91.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9297&lon=-91.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8012T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8012T-1991-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009569A

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME ICING EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES ON ILS APPROACH. SERVER ICING IN AREA. NO WEATHER BRIEF.NO DEICING EQUIPMENT

## 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 CHI91FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA126), Apr 9, 1991: Beech F.33A (N8012T), Chippewa Falls, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FIRST PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FIRST PILOT'S POOR WEATHER EVALUATION, THE SECOND PILOT'S COMPLACENCY AND THE FIRST PILOT'S SELF INDUCED…

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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