# Accident 19921003040039A: Beech F33A, Steamboat Sprin, CO, October 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1992, 12:55 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4698° N, 106.8201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4698&lon=-106.8201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4532S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4532S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003040039A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CLIMBING TO CRUISE. LANDED GEAR UP IN OPEN FIELD SUITABLE FOR GEAR DOWN. FUEL IN TANKS,NONE IN LINE.

## 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 DEN93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA001), Oct 3, 1992: Beech F33A (N4532S), Steamboat Sprgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA WHEN A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA WAS AVAILABLE. A FACTOR WAS: FUEL STARVATION FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## Other reports on N4532S (1)

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

- [Accident 19790525014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525014549A), May 25, 1979: Beech 58 (N4532S), Fraser, MI, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on runway with tall, wet grass. Aborted takeoff ran off end of runway..

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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