# NTSB Accident LAX96FA119
> **Beech C35** · 1996-02-19 · LEE VINING, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA119
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05275
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-19
- **Location:** LEE VINING, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.990993, -119.110366
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** C35
- **Registration:** N2PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to adequate monitor the aircraft's fuel system and select a tank containing fuel in a timely manner.  The pilot's failure to monitor the fuel system was due to the effects of hypoxia.  Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, his inadequate preflight planning/in-flight decisions, and his lack of familiarity with the mountains.

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