# Accident 20040122001659A: Beech F33A, Shoshone, CA, January 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Shoshone, CA
- Airport: Shoshone Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9686° N, 116.2694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9686&lon=-116.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33HY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33HY-2004-03-29) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,573 total, 100 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040122001659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. TURNER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND ON A SHORT RUNWAY. WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND LITTLE RUNWAY REMAINING, MR. TURNER DEPARTED THE GROUND/RUNWAY AND AFTER TAKE-OFF COULD NOT REGAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO REMAIN IN FLIGHT. MR. TURNER ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. UPON LANDING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 LAX04CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA104), Jan 22, 2004: Beech F33A (N33HY), Shoshone, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to verify the wind direction prior to takeoff, which resulted in his failure to attain an adequate airspeed and led to an inadvertent stall-mush. The short runway and variable winds…

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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