Hawker Beechcraft F33 accident near Phoenix, AZ
On September 27, 2010, a Hawker Beechcraft F33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Phoenix, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 27, 2010
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft F33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.690°N, 112.094°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100927X60228
Official records · WPR10FA473
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- NVM Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- NVM Recording Devices - Attachment 1: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
- NVM Recording Devices - Attachment 2: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 27, 2010, about 1054 mountain standard time, a Beechcraft F33A, N1600W, collided with a building during landing at the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage from impact damage and a post-crash fire. The local personal flight departed Phoenix Deer Valley Airport about 0938. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot's family reported that he flew weekly to maintain proficiency, which was the purpose of this flight. The airplane had a Garmin GPSMAP 196 portable global positioning satellite system (GPS) unit installed. A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) specialist downloaded the recorded information and prepared a factual report, which is in the public docket for this accident. The data indicated that the flight lasted about 1 hour 16 minutes. The pilot departed to the east, turned north, and climbed to a peak recorded altitude of 8,123 feet mean sea level (msl) at 1020:34. He made a right turn to a southerly heading at 1021:13, and began descending. He turned to the southwest for a downwind entry to the north of runway 07L. A review of recorded air traffic control tower (ATCT) transmissions revealed that the pilot reported inbound for landing at 4,000 feet. He was cleared into the traffic pattern for a left downwind for runway 07L. There were severa
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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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.
