# NTSB FTW69A0049: Beech M35, N9927R, Austin, TX, January 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1969
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0063  69/1/20    AUSTIN,TEX          BEECH M35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 916
        TIME - 1115                    N9927R              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: VACUUM PUMPS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: DIRECTIONAL GYRO
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF MALFUNCTION IN VACUUM SYSTEM.DIRECTIONAL GYRO INOP.IFR IN CLOUDS.WINGS/TAIL CAME OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9927R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9927R-1970-06-17), registration cancelled 1970-06-17, S/N D-6473 (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
- Airport: Austin

## Other investigations on N9927R (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 FTW66D0455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0455), Dec 17, 1965: Beechcraft M35 (N9927R), Oklahomacity, OK, no damage

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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