# Accident 20080328013129A: Beech F33A, San Diego, CA, March 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2008, 16:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3133W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3133W-2013-07-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,955 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328013129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3133W CRASHED IN THE DIRT AREA APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 28 AT MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF) AT 1615 ON 03/28/2008. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH WAS TORN OFF DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AREA, ONE CREW MEMBER ON BOARD (PILOT) SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AND WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER OR PERFORM ANY EMERGENCY ACTION.

## 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 LAX08LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA088), Mar 28, 2008: Beech F33A (N3133W), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of the mixture control.

## Other reports on N3133W (3)

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

- [Incident 19990905027079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905027079I), Sep 5, 1999: Beech F33A (N3133W), Sacramento, CA. (-23) Pilot stated engine quit during final. No damage was sustained to the aircraft and no one was injured. The aircraft was subsequently inspected by mather…
- [Incident 19901213060489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901213060489I), Dec 13, 1990: Beech F33A (N3133W), Sarcoxie, MO. Aircraft picked up ice en route. Descended but engine quit. Forced landing. Crankshaft broke at NR2 bearing.
- [Accident 19801024058289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058289A), Oct 24, 1980: Beech F33A (N3133W), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash landed gear up nose down. Had record of power loss found dirt in fuel line.

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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