# Accident 19900428012909A: Beech M35, Houston, TX, April 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1990, 14:41 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0896° N, 95.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0896&lon=-95.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1ZY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1ZY-1993-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 335 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428012909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SEIZED NEAR AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED. AUTO FUEL USED. DETONATION DAMAGE. NEW ENGINE RECENT INSTALLED BY PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA103), Apr 28, 1990: Beech BE-35M (N1ZY), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DETONATION AND SUBSEQUENT PISTON OVERTEMPERATURE AND EROSION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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