# NTSB Accident CHI90FA019
> **BEECH B35** · 1989-10-26 · CLARE, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90FA019
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29554
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-26
- **Location:** CLARE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.819099, -84.759307
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B35
- **Registration:** N8805A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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