# Accident 19960624015019A: Beech P35BEECH, St Petersburg, FL, June 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1996, 12:37 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7702° N, 82.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7702&lon=-82.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1527S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527S-1996-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT O470LCI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960624015019A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. STALLED IN A NOSE HIGH TURN IMPACTED INTO BAY.

## 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 MIA96FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA165), Jun 24, 1996: Beech P35 (N1527S), St. Petersburg, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper procedure by not placing the fuel selector on the tank with the most fuel.

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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