# NTSB CHI79DER04: Beech E33C, N277F, Star Prairie, WI, July 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Place: Star Prairie, WI · STAR PRAIRIE, WI
- Location: 45.1975° N, 92.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Star Prairie, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1975&lon=-92.5321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DER04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DER04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2256   79/7/3    STAR PRAIRIE,WI     BEECH E33C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2039
        TIME - 1705                    N277F               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1939 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,MN                  STAR PRAIRIE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N277F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277F), registered now, S/N CJ-16, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33C
- Registry model: [Beech E33C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33c) (registry code 1151432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-b) (registry code 17229, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19790703022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703022229A), Jul 3, 1979: Beech E33C, Star Prairie, WI, Substantial damage. Crosswind landing on wet sod runway. Unable to stop. Ran off departure end into a ditch.

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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