# Accident 19910706026089A: Beech G35, Pacoima, CA, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 13:23 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Pacoima Ndb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2491° N, 118.4110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2491&lon=-118.4110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164N-1991-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,733 total, 540 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706026089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. OVER CONGESTED AREA. FLAT GLIDE. STALLED DROPPED INTO METAL TANKS. FUEL SELECT ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 LAX91FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA292), Jul 6, 1991: Beech G35 (N164N), Pacoima, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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