# Accident 19920424011049A: Beech S35, Long Beach, CA, April 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1992, 09:21 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8199° N, 118.1101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8199&lon=-118.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123JH-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,136 total, 344 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920424011049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED IN NOSE HIGH TURN. FUEL INJECTORS CLOGGED. CORRODED MANIFOLD VALVE AND FUEL PUMP.

## 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 LAX92FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA185), Apr 24, 1992: Beech S35 (N123JH), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE AIRPLANE'S STALL SPEED (VS) AND INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A SPIN. THE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM CONTAMINATED FUEL AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHTS WERE…

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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