# Accident 19960619014459A: Beech C23, Burbank, CA, June 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1996, 13:43 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2310° N, 118.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2310&lon=-118.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66343, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66343-1997-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960619014459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. WING HIT LIGHT POLE AND FENCE. DEFECT IN RIGHT MAG FUEL PUMP INOP WAS ORIGINAL SINCE NEW.

## 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 LAX96FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA236), Jun 19, 1996: Beech C23 (N66343), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: company maintenance personnel's inadequate service of the magneto system, and their failure of to replace the electric fuel boost pump, which led to a malfunctioning right magneto and an inoperative…

## Other reports on N66343 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850324014739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324014739I), Mar 24, 1985: Beech C23 (N66343), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Touched down in nose low attitude. Damage to propeller, nose gear and cowling. No mechanical failure found.

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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