# Accident 20230206002929A: Beech F33A, Hilbert, WI, February 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2023, 12:03 local time
- Place: Hilbert, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1474° N, 88.1638° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1474&lon=-88.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1074W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1074W) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,655 total, 827 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230206002929A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:20 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH F33A AIRCRAFT, ON A PART 91, VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE PILOT ON BOARD LANDED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APPLETON, WI (KATW) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:56 LOCAL TIME. DURING DEPARTURE THE PILOT REPORTED CLIMBING TO 6,00FT. PILOT REPORTED PASSING THROUGH 5,000 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE RESTART FAILED TO START. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO KATW SO HE PICKED A FIELD AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP AND 20 DEGREES FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR A HOUSE UPRIGHT AND LEVEL. THE GEAR WAS UP AND THE FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES WITH SCRAPES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON A FROZEN FIELD. DAMAGED WAS FOUND ON THE NOSE FRAMES JUST AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUST. SCRAPES WERE ALSO NOTED IN THE SAME AREA AND THE EXHAUST PIPES WERE CRUSHED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

WITH AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER ON, THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED FULL. WITH THE WING FUEL CAPS OFF THE LEFT TANK HAS NO FUEL VISIBLE AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL

## 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 CEN23LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA133), Feb 6, 2023: Beech F33A (N1074W), Hilbert, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N1074W (1)

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

- [Incident 20001221023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221023399I), Dec 21, 2000: Beech F33A (N1074W), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot did not extend the landing gear for landing at Logan international airport (kbos) on runway 22L. During interview with pilot, he stated he…

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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