# Accident 19950813023269A: Beech V35A, Chimacum, WA, August 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1995, 20:20 local time
- Place: Chimacum, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9697° N, 122.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9697&lon=-122.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8469N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8469N-1998-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023269A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION OIL ON WINDSHIELD NR2 CYLINDER DEPARTED. HIT FENCE POSTS LANDING. SEALANT USED CAUSED IMPROPER TORQUING.

## 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 SEA95LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA183), Aug 14, 1995: Beech V35A (N8469N), Chimacum, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper top overhaul of the engine and subsequent release of the cylinder hold-down nuts/breakage of hold-down and through-bolts. Factors contributing to the accident were the fence posts and…

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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