# Accident 20220720014269A: Beech E33A, Zena, OK, July 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2022, 23:30 local time
- Place: Zena, OK
- Airport: Grand Lake Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4962° N, 94.8536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4962&lon=-94.8536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7555N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7555N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33A (registry code 1151424, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,645 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220720014269A

## Narrative

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

DECENDING FROM 12000 TO 10000 THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH NO PERFORMANCE CHANGES, THE ENGINE DIED AND HE SET FOR BEST CURSE CONFIGURATION.  IN APPROACT TO AIRPORT THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRFIELD AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDGING GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLAPSED. THE LEFT HAND WING HAD SIGNS OF DIMPLEING AND THE PROPELLER HAD BENT BACK FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE/NOSE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 CEN22LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA343), Jul 21, 2022: Beech E33A (N7555N), Zena, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, and improper in-flight decision making which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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