# NTSB Accident LAX04LA159
> **Beech 65** · 2004-03-09 · Sedona, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA159
- **Event ID:** 20040316X00326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-09
- **Location:** Sedona, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.848609, -111.788612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 65
- **Registration:** N751T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an explosion of the left outboard wing, resulting from a leaking fuel line and the ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the outboard wing bays; the source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined.  A factor in the accident was an improper maintenance installation of a foreign material patch to fix a fuel leak.

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