# Accident 20220818014749A: Beech F33A, Baton Rouge, LA, August 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2022, 08:50 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5404° N, 91.1376° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5404&lon=-91.1376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17747, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17747) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220818014749A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH INTO BTR AIRPORT (R22), THE PILOT PULLED POWER FOR DESCENT AND THE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A TREE A BOUNCED AROUND IN A SMALL OPENING (FIELD) SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA391), Aug 18, 2022: Beech F33A (N17747), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sudden and total loss of fuel flow to the engine for undetermined reasons.

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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