# NTSB MKC81FA024: Beech F33A, N19933, Carroll, IA, February 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1981
- Place: Carroll, IA · CARROLL, IA
- Location: 42.0704° N, 94.8646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carroll, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0704&lon=-94.8646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0464  81/2/13  NR.CARROLL,IA         BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 260
        TIME - 0645                    N19933              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTHUR N.NEU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX CITY,IA               MOLINE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19933](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19933-1988-04-07), registration cancelled 1988-04-07, S/N CE747 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arthur N.Neu

## 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 19810213004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004099A), Feb 13, 1981: Beech F33A, Carroll, IA, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Made wheels-up landing in farm field. Found broken crankshaft & rod bearing failure.

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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