# NTSB ATL81FKJ12: Beech K35, N133VW, Wetumpka, AL, February 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1981
- Place: Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0311  81/2/26    WETUMPKA,AL         BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 7000
        TIME - 2145                    N133VW              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 406 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYLACAUGA,AL                WETUMPKA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEASED BY USAF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N133VW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133VW-2009-04-13), registration cancelled 2009-04-13, S/N D-6088, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wetumpka Muni

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.

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