# NTSB Accident FTW96LA050
> **Beech M35** · 1995-11-21 · ESTANCIA, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04852
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-21
- **Location:** ESTANCIA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.760787, -106.060661
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** M35
- **Registration:** N9886R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper maintenance and inspection of the engine, ingestion of an air intake bypass door into the engine intake, detonation (or preignition), and failure of the #1 and #2 piston and connecting rod assemblies.  A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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