# Accident 19931226047359A: Beech 35BEECH, Crystal Beach, TX, December 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Crystal Beach, TX
- Airport: Seafood Warehouse Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4804° N, 94.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4804&lon=-94.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3331V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3331V-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,274 total, 397 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226047359A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON CLIMB. ELECTED RETURN. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. SERIOUS CARB ICING PROBABILITY.

## 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 FTW94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA056), Dec 26, 1993: Beech 35 (N3331V), Crystal Beach, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE A PASSENGER DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENING IN FLIGHT DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED…

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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