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FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Muskegon, MI · January 14, 1989

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Date
January 14, 1989 · 15:37 local
Place
Muskegon, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N336Z
Reported as
Beech M35
Reported engine
Continental IO470G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total300 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N336ZRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6489 · Built 1960Airframe modelBeech M35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vacuum gyros failed while flying between cloud layers. Vectored to vft conditions. Landed safely. VFR pilot.

As the FAA filed it

VACUUM GYROS FAILED WHILE FLYING BETWEEN CLOUD LAYERS. VECTORED TO VFT CONDITIONS. LANDED SAFELY. VFR PILOT.