Beech F-33A accident near Mobile, AZ
On August 15, 2001, a Beech F-33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mobile, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 15, 2001
- Place
- Mobile, AZ
- Aircraft
- Beech F-33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.981°N, 112.240°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010828X01802
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 15, 2001, about 0700 mountain standard time, a Beech F-33A, N3172P, collided with terrain near Mobile, Arizona. Airline Training Center Arizona, Inc., was operating the airplane as an instructional flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and a student pilot sustained fatal injuries; the collision sequence and a post crash fire destroyed the airplane. The cross-country flight departed Goodyear, Arizona, about 0645 on a round robin low level navigation training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at coordinates 32 degrees 58.84 minutes north latitude and 112 degrees 14.39 minutes west longitude, at an estimated altitude of 1,635 feet. The operator reported that the pilots were members of the German Air Force and the flight was a low level navigation mission. The flight syllabus called for the flight to complete the route at 500 feet above ground level (agl). The flight plan called for a southwesterly departure, two segments in a southeasterly direction, three segments in an easterly direction, and four segments to a westerly direction as the airplane returned to Goodyear. Another airplane with two instructors aboard departed immediately after the accident airplane. This aircrew planned to complete the last southeasterly and first easterly segments of the same route as the accident airplane. They did not observe the accident airplane during preflight, but did observe that its takeoff and initial climb seemed normal. They lost sight
Probable cause
The flying pilot's initiation of an intentional maneuver at an altitude inadequate to maintain terrain clearance. Low altitude flight was a contributing factor.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
