# Accident 19910725029869A: Beech F33A, Earp, CA, July 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1991, 10:40 local time
- Place: Earp, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1499° N, 114.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1499&lon=-114.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3813U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3813U-1991-11-26) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 550 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910725029869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA329), Jul 25, 1991: Beech F33A (N3813U), Earp, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A LOW PASS, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LACK OF ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL.

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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