# Accident 20200512000999A: Beech F33A, Land O Lakes, FL, May 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2020, 11:23 local time
- Place: Land O Lakes, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2236° N, 82.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2236&lon=-82.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711JA-2021-12-04) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,342 total, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200512000999A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:23 EST, N711JA, A BEECH BONANZA F33A, S/N CE-478, REGISTERED TO LOGICAL CHOICE AVIATION N711JA INC, CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 32 AT TAMPA NORTH AIRPORT (X39) APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE DUE WEST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 32 IN LAND O LAKES, FL.    VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED.  NO PERSONNEL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO A POST CRASH FIRE.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA20LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA179), May 12, 2020: Beech F33 (N711JA), Land O Lakes, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a contaminated fuel system and the pilot’s improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a known deficiency in engine power.

## Other reports on N711JA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170127000589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170127000589I), Jan 27, 2017: Beech F33A (N711JA), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft made approach to clw from west side of field with right turns for final approach on runway 34. Pilot and witness report gear was extended on approach.…

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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