# NTSB Accident LAX88FA252
> **BEECH A35** · 1988-07-12 · LOMPOC, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA252
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26262
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-12
- **Location:** LOMPOC, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.599018, -120.390205
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A35
- **Registration:** N27EB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT, HIS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

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