# Accident 19970803048139A: Beech F33A, Creede, CO, August 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Creede, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8502° N, 106.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8502&lon=-106.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179DD-2013-08-05) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970803048139A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRMAN COMPETENCY: PILOT WAS NAVIGATING UNDER VFR CONDITIONS USING A WAC CHART, NOT A SECTIONAL CHART. WAC CHARTS DO NOT HAVE CONTOUR LINES. HE THOUGHT HE COULD FLY THROUGH A "SADDLE", BUT WAS 300' TOO LOW. TRIED TO CLIMB, BUT TERRAIN CLIMBED FASTER.

## 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 FTW97LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA297), Aug 3, 1997: Beech F33A (N179DD), Creede, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low altitude flight over mountainous terrain, inadequate altitude to clear surrounding obstacles, and his misjudging vertical clearance. A factor was the pilot's use of an…

## Other reports on N179DD (1)

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

- [Accident 19900420010469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420010469A), Apr 20, 1990: Beech F33A (N179DD), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. High on coupled approach. Letdown at 2000 fpm. Auto pilot overcontrolled intercepting glide path. Airframe damaged.

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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