# Accident 19930720024809A: Beech 35C33A, Paintsville, KY, July 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Paintsville, KY
- Airport: Prestonburg-Combs Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8098° N, 82.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8098&lon=-82.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3722Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3722Q-1999-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720024809A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. APPEARS OVERSHOT RUNWAY. TRIED RESERSE. STALLED. HIT RUNWAY. CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

## 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 BFO93FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA131), Jul 20, 1993: Beech C33A (N3722Q), Paintsville, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: 1) FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AT THE NUMBER 2 MAIN JOURNAL DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASON (S) WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND 2) THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE…

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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