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N5581T1989 Beechcraft F33A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2015)7 ADs may apply20 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2030
Based in
Scituate, MA
owner city / state
Engine
IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2020
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2015
ADs may apply
7
confirm with A&P
Service reports
20
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
Scituate, MA
Certificate issued
Apr 3, 2020
Expires
Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility
Airworthiness date
Jun 12, 1989

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Beechcraft
Model
F33A
Year
1989
Serial number
CE-1350
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A71FB0

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
285 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2020 – nowCo-ownersScituate, MA · current
  2. until 1972Winged Spartans INCEast Lansing, MI · different airframe: Cessna 172e S/N 17251481

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 12, 2015 · Marana, AZ

The student pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the base to final turn resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain during recovery by the flight instructor.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
GAA16CA013

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA16CA013)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2019-23-10Aileron Control SystemNov 22, 2019Airframe (F33A)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-680; F33C CJ-26–CJ-128; V35B D-9069–D-9961; A36 E-185–E-925. Only with: Models E33, E33A, E33C, F33, G33, 35-C33, 35-C33A, S35, V35, V35A, and 36 apply to all serial numbers.
2009-25-01Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA, 95-B55, 95-B55A…Jan 8, 2010Airframe (F33A)Certain serial numbers: 58 TH-733–TH-1609; 58A TH-733–TH-1609; 58P TJ-3–TJ-497; 58PA TJ-3–TJ-497; 58TC TK-1–TK-151; 58TCA TK-1–TK-151; …
2009-16-03Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…Sep 9, 2009Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.
2008-13-17Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificates No. 3A15, No. 3A16, No. A23CE, and No.…Aug 6, 2008Airframe (F33A)Certain serial numbers: F33 CD-1235–CD-1304; G33 CD-1235–CD-1304; F33A CE-290–CE-1791; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; V35B D-9069–D-10403; A36 E-185–E-3629; …. Only with: Circuit breaker toggle switch P/N 35-380132-1 through 35-380132-53 installed.
2001-08-08Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 35-C33A, E33A, E33C, F33A, F33C, S35, V35, V35A…Jun 7, 2001Airframe (F33A)Only with: Incorporating a Teledyne Continental engine with a turbonormalizing system and Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc. STC SA5223NM and STC SE5222NM.
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ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
99-05-13Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55…Apr 19, 1999Airframe (F33A)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798
97-14-15Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formerly Known as Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models E33…Sep 2, 1997Airframe (F33A)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (20)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Lights · circuit breaker · intermittentNov 5, 2014

    PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED THE LANDING LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · circuit breaker · failedJun 5, 2014

    PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE TECH TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS FAILED. THE TECH REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. NO CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · relay · faultyMar 25, 2013

    GEAR REMAINED UP WHEN DOWN SELECTED IN PATTERN FOR LANDING. GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY ON SECOND ATTEMPT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY, GEAR OP CHECKS GOOD ON NUMEROUS CYCLES.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · circuit breaker · failedJan 19, 2012

    PILOT REPORTED TAXI LIGHT INOP. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, TECH FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE AT FAULT. AD 2008-13-17 HAD BEEN COMPLETED 2593 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR AND ESTIMATED CYCLES 10372. RECOMMEND MFG IMPROVE DESIGN FOR A MORE DURABLE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR ACFT MFG SEARCH FOR A MFG WITH A MORE DURABLE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · circuit breaker · unserviceableNov 14, 2011

    PILOT REPORTED STROBE INOPERATIVE. ON TROUBLESHOOTING THE TECH FOUND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AT FAULT. INSTALLED NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER/SWITCH. OPS CHECK OK. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · circuit breaker · failedApr 9, 2011

    PILOT REPORTED LANDING LIGHT INOP. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, TECH FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER/SWITCH TO BE AT FAULT. AD 2008-13-17 HAD BEEN COMPLETED 1900 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR AND ESTIMATED CYCLES 7600. NOTICED NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER MFG. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · relay · failedFeb 2, 2010

    LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACK OR EXTEND. DYNAMIC RELAY FAILED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine fuel and control · metering unit · malfunctionedJan 7, 2009

    WHILE ON A TRAINING MISSION, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL FLOW WAS 18 GPH DURING CLIMB, PILOT REPORTED FUEL FLOW WAS NORMAL ON TAKEOFF. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MX FOUND THE ARM ON THE MIXTURE SIDE WAS VERY ROUGH. FUEL METERING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PROBABLE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · relay · failedJan 7, 2006

    MECHANIC REMOVED NEW RELAY FROM STOCK AND INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT AND GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, AFTER TAPPING ON THE TOP OF RELAY GEAR WENT DOWN. MECHANIC THEN INSTALLS ANOTHER NEW RELAY FROM STOCK AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMAL. PROBABLE CAUSE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN. (K)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · relay · intermittentOct 4, 2005

    GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT MADE NO NOISE AT ALL. MAINTENANCE TECH TROUBLESHOOT GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE DYNAMIC RELAY WAS INTERMITTENT. NO RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME. (K)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 20 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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