# Incident 20090920021559I: Beech V35, Nacogdoches, TX, September 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2009, 17:18 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Jr. Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5867° N, 94.6111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5867&lon=-94.6111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97500 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,152 total, 1,917 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09IA595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA595) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090920021559I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GLADEWATER, TX(07F) WITH A FUEL STOP AT HENDERSON, TX(RFI) WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF BEAUMONT, TX (BPT).  CLIMBING OUT OF HENDERSON, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000FT A PECKING SOUND WAS HEARD ALONG WITH SOME VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE CAME APART AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NACOGDOCHES, TX(OCH).  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUGHT SOME ELECTRICAL UTILITY WIRES IN THE PROCESS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE CYLINDER CAME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE AND THE PROPELLER AND NOSE CONE WERE WRAPPED WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN09IA595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA595), Sep 20, 2009: Beech V35 (N97500), Nacogdoches, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power due to failure of the number two connecting rod. The reason for the connecting rod failure could not be determined.

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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