# Accident 20060923020279A: Beech F33A, Alabaster, AL, September 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1739° N, 86.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1739&lon=-86.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8148R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8148R-2013-05-13) (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 IO520BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060923020279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE GIVING SIGHTSEEING AIR-RIDES AT THE WINGS & WHEELS AIRSHOW, ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. AIRCRAFT STALLED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT.

## 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 ATL06FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA129), Sep 23, 2006: Beech F-33A (N8148R), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering toward an emergency landing area following the total loss of engine power shortly after takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall,…

## Other reports on N8148R (1)

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

- [Incident 19840415027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840415027049I), Apr 15, 1984: Beech F33A (N8148R), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Brace assembly broken forward of the retract arm attach point.

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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