# Accident 20030921036389A: Beech F33A, Socorro, NM, September 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Socorro, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9056° N, 109.5622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9056&lon=-109.5622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927JL-2007-03-12) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030921036389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1300, A BEECHCRAFT F-33A (N927JL) REGISTERED TO DYNAMICS AVIATION, INC., 12TH & MARKET STREET, BOX 2306, WILMINGTON, DE 19899 AND BELIEVED TO BE OPERATED BY EITHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS REPORTED MISSING BETWEEN ST. JOHNS, AZ AND SOCORRO, NM. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED BY SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED DEAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT ORIGINATED AT MESA, AZ 1130 MST AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE DALLAS, TX METROPOLIS. THE NEW MEXICO CIVIL AIR PATROL CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE AREA, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY WRECKAGE OR SIGNALS FROM AN ELT.

## 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 DEN03FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FAMS1), Sep 21, 2003: Beech F33A (N927JL), Greer, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane is missing for unknown reason.

## Other reports on N927JL (2)

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

- [Incident 19860504024649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504024649I), May 4, 1986: Beech F33A (N927JL), Stormville, NY, Minor damage. Gear up landing. Second gear up this year in this aircraft.
- [Incident 19850728069339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728069339I), Jul 28, 1985: Beech E33A (N927JL), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed on its belly. Pilot stated green light before landing. Could not find mechanical malfunction.

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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