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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Palo Alto, CA · October 15, 1996

Date
October 15, 1996 · 16:53 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5642K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA020
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on final. Landed bay marsh. Fuel selected empty tank. Only 11 gal on board in other.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED BAY MARSH. FUEL SELECTED EMPTY TANK. ONLY 11 GAL ON BOARD IN OTHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.