# Accident 19960322004939A: Beech E33A, Mesquite, NV, March 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mesquite, NV
- Airport: Mesquite Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8331° N, 114.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESQUITE (67L), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8331&lon=-114.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7118N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7118N-2000-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33A (registry code 1151424, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 148 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004939A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. MADE MATTERS WORSE BY EARLY LIFTOFF TO CORRECT. DRIFTED INTO FENCE. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA138), Mar 22, 1996: Beech E33A (N7118N), Mesquite, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor judgment in attempting to take off in the existing wind conditions.

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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