# NTSB Accident NYC95FA049
> **BEECH G35** · 1995-01-09 · WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02907
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-01-09
- **Location:** WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.650014, -80.250442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** G35
- **Registration:** N32TS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Improper top overhaul by maintenance personnel, and improperly torqued crackcase thru-bolts and cylinder deck studs at the number one cylinder, which led to fatigue failure of four of the bolts, failure and/or separation of the number one cylinder, and a subsequent fire.

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