# NTSB CHI81FEX08: Beech F33A, N17702, St.Paul, MN, January 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1981
- Place: St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX08

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0033   81/1/3  NR.ST.PAUL,MN         BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1598
        TIME - 1400                    N17702              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUFORT,NC                 INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO RADIUS ON FILLET OF CAMSHAFT WHERE UNDERCUT F0R OIL HOLES.ALSO UNDERCUT 0.005IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17702](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17702), registered now, S/N CE-701, built 1977 (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

## 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 19810103000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103000099A), Jan 3, 1981: Beech F33A, St Paul, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Switched tanks, no restart. Made wheels up landing. Found fuel ok. Broken cam shaft in engine

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.