# Accident 19930807027899A: Beech STC35, Big Bear, CA, August 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1993, 16:35 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2303° N, 116.8605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2303&lon=-116.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3233C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3233C-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,390 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027899A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW AND CLOSE INTO RUNWAY. MADE STEEP TURNS. GEAR FLAPS DOWN. REPORTED POWER LOSS. NO ENGINE DEFECT NOTED.

## 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 LAX93FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA315), Aug 7, 1993: Beech E35 (N3233C), Big Bear, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNPORTING OF THE SELECTED MAIN FUEL TANK AT A CRITICAL TIME, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIVES IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL REGARDING PROLONGED…

## Other reports on N3233C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790206004849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206004849I), Feb 6, 1979: Beech D35 (N3233C), Visalia, CA. Forced landing after engine quit, found fuel contamination.

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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