# Accident 19990819012919A: Beech F33A, Yakima, WA, August 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1999, 11:54 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3599° N, 120.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3599&lon=-120.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2291L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2291L-2004-06-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819012919A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, ONE POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, 3 POB HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES, THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 08-19-1999 THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA O^ INITIATED A TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON LABBEEMINT RANCH NEAR HARRAH, WA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL TO THE TABS AND WAS OCCUPIED BY FOUR ADULT MALES. THE TAKE-OFF RUN STARTED AT THE HANGAR AND WENT NORTHERLY ON A GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT ON THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C HIT A ROAD EMBANKMENT APPROX. 104 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAYCENTERLINE, BOUNCED OVER A SERVICE ROAD AND AN IRRIGATION CANAL AND CAME TO RESTUPSIDE DOWN ON A SERVICE ROAD ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE CANAL. (INITIAL IMPACT TO AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST  POSITION -62 FEET) THE INITIAL 200 YARDS (APPROX) WAS WET FROM RECENT IRRIGATION AND SOFT.

## 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 SEA99FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA144), Aug 19, 1999: Beech F33A (N2291L), White Swan, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning/preparation and low airspeed. A dirt embankment, soft runway, and an excessive takeoff weight were factors.

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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