# Accident 19960921029219A: Beech V35A, Santa Ynez, CA, September 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6405° N, 120.0193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6405&lon=-120.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7956M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7956M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921029219A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL ON FINAL. FUEL INJECTOR LINES LOOSE LEAKING. FIRE BURNED IGNITION WIRES. RECENT ANNUAL

## 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 LAX96LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA341), Sep 21, 1996: Beech V35A-TC (N7956M), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of a maintenance technician to properly torque the fuel injector lines to three cylinders.

## Other reports on N7956M (1)

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

- [Accident 20191123021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191123021629A), Nov 23, 2019: Beech V35A (N7956M), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. Shortly after takeoff on climb out the aircraft experienced power loss. The pilot turned back to airport from the crosswind leg and was able to land opposite…

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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