# Accident 20051109027329A: Beech F33A, Geyserville, CA, November 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2005, 18:35 local time
- Place: Geyserville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7389° N, 122.8183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7389&lon=-122.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9204Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9204Q-2006-06-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051109027329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED WAS PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF A BEECH F-33, N9204Q WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND BUSHES ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE, APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 10 FEET AGL. ELAVATION OF THE RIDGELINE IS APPROXIMATELY 3100 FEET. THE FLIGHT WAS FROM O85 TO STS. OFFICIAL SUNSET IS 1703 PST. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1833 PST, PILOT RADIOED OAKLAND CENTER TO CANCEL VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. ALTITUDE REPORTED FROM ATC RADAR WAS 5700 FEET. 1833 TO 1834 PST, ATC RADAR SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUING HIS DESCENT TO 3500 FEET. THE LAST RADAR INFORMATION WAS AT 1834:32 PST, AIRCRAFT AT 3500 FEET.

## 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 LAX06FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA031), Nov 10, 2005: Beech F33A (N9204Q), Geyserville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude profile during the descent that resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N9204Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19900821045589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821045589I), Aug 21, 1990: Beech F33A (N9204Q), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Landed with gear partially up. Circuit breaker had opened due to gear motor defect.

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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