# NTSB LAX67D0243: Beech B35, N8693A, Palm Desert, CA, October 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1966
- Place: Palm Desert, CA · PALM DESERT, CA
- Location: 33.7376° N, 116.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Desert, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7376&lon=-116.3641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4292  66/10/23   PALM DESERT CALIF   BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1134
        TIME - 1600                    N8693A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM DESERT AIRPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- B-NUT ATTACHING ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FLEX FUEL LINE TO FIREWALL LOOSE.ENG. OPER. 32 HRS.SINCE OVHL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8693A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8693A-1971-07-15), registration cancelled 1971-07-15, S/N D-2238, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Desert Airpa

## Other investigations on N8693A (2)

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 LAX71AL007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL007), Aug 19, 1970: Beech B35 (N8693A), Temecula, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DEN67F0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0029), Jul 2, 1966: Beech B35 (N8693A), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage

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.

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