# Accident 20060319004919A: Beech F33A, Wickieup, AZ, March 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2006, 16:35 local time
- Place: Wickieup, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2594° N, 113.9547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2594&lon=-113.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41PT-2013-06-13) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060319004919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:51 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH-33-F33A, N41PT, SERIAL NUMBER CE-1175 DEPARTED HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WITH A DESTINATION TO SCOTTSDALE AZ. ON MARCH 19, 2006, APPROXIMATELY AT 8:40, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN IN THE AQUARIUS MOUNTAINS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF WICKIEUP, ARIZONA. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE OTHER OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT, WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FILED A COMPUTER BRIEFING. ACCORDING TO MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, THE MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFFS SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM LOCATED THE WRECKAGE ON MARCH 20, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:35 PM. EARLIER THAT DAY, DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, BOTH THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) HAD TO POSTPONE AERIAL SEARCH OPERATIONS FOR THIS MISSING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX06FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA130), Mar 20, 2006: Beech F33A (N41PT), Kingman, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument rated pilot's cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and an…

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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