SERS · BEECH C35 · 1994-09-12 · BORREGO SPRINGS, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX94LA363
Event ID
20001206X02289
Type
Accident
Date
1994-09-12
Location
BORREGO SPRINGS, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.170619, -116.27069
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BEECH
Model
C35
Registration
N622D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent allowance of a fuel starvation loss of power event and his failure to select a tank containing fuel due to his lack of knowledge about the fuel pump/selector unit operating limitations. Factors in the accident were his limited experience in the aircraft.