# NTSB Accident FTW96FA046
> **Maule M-5-210C** · 1995-11-18 · CYPRESS, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA046
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04840
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-18
- **Location:** CYPRESS, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.000921, -95.669662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-5-210C
- **Registration:** N51593
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the weather, and the failure of the airplane's vacuum pump which rendered the attitude indicator and the directional gyro inoperative.

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