# Accident 19961115035919A: Beech 3533, Apple Valley, CA, November 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1996, 14:05 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4192° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4192&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N961T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961T-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- Reported engine: CONT IO470J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115035919A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT TO AIRPORT LOST POWER FUEL SELECTED LEFT AUX. UNABLE RESTART FULL MAIN. CRASHED, FUEL LINE CLOGGED.

## 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 LAX97LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA042), Nov 15, 1996: Beech 35-33 (N961T), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation, due to plugged fuel system vent lines, which resulted in loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N961T (1)

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

- [Incident 19860713055259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713055259I), Jul 13, 1986: Beech 3533 (N961T), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Grinding noise heard with gear extension. Nose gear collapsed when lowered to runway. Retract rod failed at rod end

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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