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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Earp, CA · July 25, 1991

Date
July 25, 1991 · 10:40 local
Place
Earp, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3813U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA329
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
760 total550 in this make and model5 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.

Flying low and slow,made abrupt steep bank causing accelerated stall. Dived into river. Wing flaps were down.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW AND SLOW,MADE ABRUPT STEEP BANK CAUSING ACCELERATED STALL. DIVED INTO RIVER. WING FLAPS WERE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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