# Accident 20060907022159A: Beech F33A, South Windsor, CT, September 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: South Windsor, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8056° N, 72.5825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8056&lon=-72.5825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3708B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3708B-2007-09-18) (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 IO550B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,134 total, 1,419 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060907022159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT WAS FROM ASH TO HFD. A 3000 FOOT CRUISE ALTITUDE WAS UTILIZED WITH THE ENGINE LEANED TO PEAK FOR 17GPH. A DESCENT WAS MADE TO 1500 FEET NEAR HFD AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE POWER TO STOP HIS DESCENT THROUGH 1500 FEET. HE SELECTED TREES, OVER A CROWDED HIGHWAY, AS A FORCED LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON LANDING, THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC06LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA219), Sep 7, 2006: Beech F33A (N3708B), South Windsor, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loosening of the fuel injector lines from the fuel manifold valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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