# Incident 19990905027079I: Beech F33A, Sacramento, CA, September 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1999, 19:43 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3133W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3133W-2013-07-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905027079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED ENGINE QUIT DURING FINAL. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED BY MATHER AVIATION.  BOTH FUEL FILTERS WERE REPLACED, AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF LINT WAS DISCOVERED IN ONE.  FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED ONE FUEL TANK EMPTY.  PILOT STATED HE POSSIBLY COULD HAVE SWITCHED TO THIS TANK CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN.  A NORMAL ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT (INC99WP05) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N3133W (3)

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

- [Accident 20080328013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328013129A), Mar 28, 2008: Beech F33A (N3133W), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N3133W crashed in the dirt area approximately 250 feet from the end of runway 28 at Montgomery Field (myf) at 1615 on 03/28/2008. Aircraft came to rest…
- [Incident 19901213060489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901213060489I), Dec 13, 1990: Beech F33A (N3133W), Sarcoxie, MO. Aircraft picked up ice en route. Descended but engine quit. Forced landing. Crankshaft broke at NR2 bearing.
- [Accident 19801024058289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058289A), Oct 24, 1980: Beech F33A (N3133W), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash landed gear up nose down. Had record of power loss found dirt in fuel line.

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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