# Accident 19931211046709A: Beech M35, Chapel Hill, NC, December 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9197° N, 79.0407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9197&lon=-79.0407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9864R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9864R-1994-08-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931211046709A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CRASHED INTO TREES. BURNED. POOR AND IMPROPER ENGINE.  OVERHAUL SEALANT USED ENGINE DESTRUCTION.

## 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 ATL94FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA030), Dec 11, 1993: Beech M35 (N9864R), Chapel Hill, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The improper engine overhaul by maintenance personnel. A factor in the accident was the failure of the engine crankshaft.

## Other reports on N9864R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810419026019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810419026019I), Apr 19, 1981: Beech M35 (N9864R), Connellsville, PA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed as pilot turned off runway. Rod end found siezed. And rod bent at transmission.

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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