# Accident 19930120000609A: Beech STC35, Tulare, CA, January 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1993, 18:05 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1798° N, 119.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1798&lon=-119.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N595B-1996-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC35
- Reported engine: CONT STCE225
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 44 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120000609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. FUEL SELECTOR ON AUX TANK. APPEARS FUEL FLOW LOST. OVERCONTROL USING HAND 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 LAX93FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA097), Jan 21, 1993: Beech A35 (N595B), Tulare, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INSTALLATION OF AN UNAPPROVED WING TIP FUEL TANK SYSTEM; AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH DID NOT NOTE, OR CORRECT, THE UNAPPROVED FUEL SYSTEM ADDITION; A WING TANK FUEL SELECTOR VALVE…

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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