# NTSB OAK79FA032: Beech F33A, N6083S, Orleans, CA, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Orleans, CA · ORLEANS, CA
- Location: 41.3015° N, 123.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orleans, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3015&lon=-123.5412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1051  79/5/26    ORLEANS,CA          BEECH F33A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 490
        TIME - 1235                    N6083S              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6083S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6083S-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N CE-616, built 1975 (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: Destroyed
- 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 19790526014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526014489A), May 26, 1979: Beech F33A, Orleans, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck rising terrain during climb out from aborted landing.

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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