# Accident 19930505012319A: Beech 35A33, Theodosia, MO, May 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1993, 15:35 local time
- Place: Theodosia, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5699° N, 92.6592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5699&lon=-92.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397Z-1993-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 149 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012319A

## Narrative

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

FULL LOAD AND QUARTERING TAIL WIND ON TAKEOFF. POOR CLIMB. STALLED INTO TREES. TOO MUCH FLAP. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 CHI93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA162), May 5, 1993: Beech A33-35 (N397Z), Theodosia, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND, A HEAVY WEIGHT LOAD, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.

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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