# Accident 19961015032909A: Beech S35, Palo Alto, CA, October 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1996, 16:53 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4497° N, 122.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4497&lon=-122.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5642K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5642K-1999-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015032909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA020), Oct 15, 1996: Beech S35 (N5642K), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation, due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector to an empty tank. Swampy terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.

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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