# Accident 19980725017649A: Beech F33A, Delavan, WI, July 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1998, 19:35 local time
- Place: Delavan, WI
- Airport: Lake Lawn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6206° N, 88.6294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6206&lon=-88.6294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350NW) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017649A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RWY THROUGH A FENCE AND UP A HILL ACFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD WITH ITS NOSE GEAR BROKEN OFF. (-23) ON JULY 25, 1998, AT 1430 CDT A BEECH F33A, N350NW, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A CORNFIELD AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM LAKE LAWN AIRPORT IN DELAVAN, WI.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, HOWEVER A BYSTANDER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 CHI98LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA276), Jul 25, 1998: Beech F33A (N350NW), Delavan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight, his operation of an airplane with a known…

## Other reports on N350NW (4)

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

- [Accident 20100706037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706037379A), Jul 6, 2010: Beech F33A (N350NW), Mooresville, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft enroute from gso (greensboro, NC) to 14A (Lake Norman air park). While attempting to land at 14A on base to final, pilot cut on placarded boost pump…
- [Accident 20020126001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126001859A), Jan 26, 2002: Beech F33A (N350NW), Bloomington, IN, No damage. (.19) On January 26, 2002, at 1145 eastern standard time, a Beech F33A, N350NW, operated by a private pilot, experienced a hard landing on runway 17 (6,500…
- [Incident 19960224006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224006319I), Feb 24, 1996: Beech F33A (N350NW), Rochester, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC failed to follow POH procedures during simulated engine out emergency resulting in an off airport wheels up land [privacy data omitted] pilot…
- [Incident 19830503032459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830503032459I), May 3, 1983: Beech F33A (N350NW), Leesburg, FL. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Thought electrical problem the cause. Found electrical system normal.

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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