# NTSB Accident LAX97LA230
> **Beech 95-B55** · 1997-07-03 · BEAUMONT, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA230
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08419
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-03
- **Location:** BEAUMONT, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.939968, -116.969619
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 95-B55
- **Registration:** N2031W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent movement of the propeller controls, instead of the throttle levers, which resulted in an inadvertent dual engine shutdown.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to properly secure the door during preflight, and his lack of recent experience in this make and model of airplane combined with habit interference.

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