# Accident 20190808014159A: Beech F33A, Hatboro, PA, August 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2019, 06:32 local time
- Place: Hatboro, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1725° N, 75.0800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1725&lon=-75.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4082S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4082S-2022-05-09) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808014159A

## Narrative

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

A BE-33-F33A (N4082S) DEPARTED NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT (PNE) AT APPROXIMATELY 0629 EST. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES, FOR 3 MINUTE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS IN THE BACK YARD OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THREE PERSONS ON BOARD. ALL FATALLY 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 ERA19FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA240), Aug 8, 2019: Beech F33 (N4082S), Hatboro, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the departure climb after entering instrument meteorological conditions.

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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