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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Santa Ynez, CA · July 8, 1990

Date
July 8, 1990 · 12:40 local
Place
Santa Ynez, CA
Airport
Santa Ynez Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8663A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA247
Reported as
Beech A35
Reported engine
Continental E2258
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,296 total268 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed to respond on final. Crash landed. Fuel leaking from cracked diaphram caused over rich mixture.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED. FUEL LEAKING FROM CRACKED DIAPHRAM CAUSED OVER RICH MIXTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.