# Accident 19940219002689A: Beech 35BEECH, Rockville, MD, February 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1994, 09:50 local time
- Place: Rockville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0498° N, 77.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0498&lon=-77.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5962C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5962C-1994-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940219002689A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE ON SECOND LEG OF TRIP. PUT IT DOWN IN TREES IN FRONT YARD. WATER IN FUEL. INADEQUATE SUMP DRAIN

## 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 BFO94FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA043), Feb 19, 1994: Beech C35 (N5962C), Rockville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO 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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