# Accident 19960219004469A: Beech C35BEECH, Lee Vining, CA, February 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1996, 13:15 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Airport: Lee Vining Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9910° N, 119.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9910&lon=-119.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2PA-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 530 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219004469A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE OUT. VECTORED TO O24. HIT MT SHORT APT. ICING SEVERE TURBULENCE HYPOXIA AND NO WX BRIEF FACTORS.

## 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 LAX96FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA119), Feb 19, 1996: Beech C35 (N2PA), Lee Vining, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to adequate monitor the aircraft's fuel system and select a tank containing fuel in a timely manner. The pilot's failure to monitor the fuel system was due…

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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