# Accident 19900516022919A: Beech H35, San Marcos, CA, May 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1990, 21:45 local time
- Place: San Marcos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1499° N, 117.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1499&lon=-117.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5586D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5586D-1993-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 275 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516022919A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CRASH LANDED GEAR UP IN VACANT LOT. FUEL RETURN CHECK VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSED FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 LAX90LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA178), May 17, 1990: Beech H35 (N5586D), San Marcos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.

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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