# NTSB CHI68F0493: Beech M35, N9329Y, Pierceton, IN, December 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1967
- Place: Pierceton, IN · PIERCETON, IN
- Location: 41.1939° N, 85.7006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierceton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1939&lon=-85.7006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0493

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4262   67/12/4 NR.PIERCETON,IND      BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 5340
        TIME - 1945                    N9329Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LNDG AT NITE IN CORN FIELD.FAILED TO ACTIVATE BOOST PUMP DURING TANK SWITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9329Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9329Y-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N D-6537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9329Y (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 CHI74AC065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC065), Jan 27, 1974: Beech A35 (N9329Y), Traverse Cty, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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.

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