# Accident 19921014045279A: Beech E35, Laguna, NM, October 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1992, 19:48 local time
- Place: Laguna, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 107.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-107.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3328C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3328C-1994-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,540 total, 103 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921014045279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE.LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN.SWITCHED FROM EMPTY RIGHT MAIN TANK TO EMPTY AUX INSTEAD FULL LEFT MAIN

## 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 FTW93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA013), Oct 15, 1992: Beech V35E (N3328C), Laguna, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE PROPER FUEL TANK AND RESULTANT FUEL STARVATION POWER LOSS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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