# Accident 20070831017659A: Beech 35B33, Tucumcari, NM, August 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2007, 12:52 local time
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Airport: Tucumcari Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1828° N, 103.6031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1828&lon=-103.6031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2133B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2133B-2007-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831017659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2007, AT 1252 MDT, A BEECHCRAFT 35-B33, N2133B, REGISTERED TO YUMA RG FLYERS, LLC, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM TUCUMCARI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT BY THE HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, BOTH OF WHOM WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 DEN07LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA150), Aug 31, 2007: Beech 35-B33 (N2133B), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly set the mixture prior to departing in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, and degraded climb capability.

## Other reports on N2133B (1)

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

- [Incident 20060717016159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060717016159I), Jul 17, 2006: Beech 35B33 (N2133B), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Tower reported the pilot failed to lower the gear and landed gear up. The pilot stated he put the gear down and verified 3 green lights. He made a normal…

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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