# NTSB ATL82FKQ08: Beech F33A, N25726, Grenada, MS, November 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1981
- Place: Grenada, MS · GRENADA, MS
- Location: 33.7814° N, 89.8115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grenada, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7814&lon=-89.8115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2963   81/11/6   GRENADA,MS          BEECH F33A          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 251
        TIME - 1530                    N25726              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRENADA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BROOKHAVEN,MS               GRENADA,MS                   WINONA,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DEPARTED FM INTERMEDIATE STOP WITH LOW FUEL STATE,EXHAUSTED USEABLE FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25726](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25726-2011-07-28), registration cancelled 2011-07-28, S/N CE-467, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grenada Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811106071909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106071909A), Nov 6, 1981: Beech F33A, Grenada, MS, Destroyed. Pilot unable to refuel at last two stops. Aircraft crashed short of runway due to fuel exhaustion.

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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