# Accident 19880712026359A: Beech A35, Lompoc, CA, July 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1988, 14:12 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5990° N, 120.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5990&lon=-120.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27EB-1992-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 92 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712026359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF, STALLED AND CRASHED TURNING BACK. LEAKY FUEL LINES TAPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX88FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA252), Jul 12, 1988: Beech A35 (N27EB), Lompoc, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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