# NTSB Accident ERA16FA176
> **BEECH V35** · 2016-05-03 · Syosset, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA176
- **Event ID:** 20160503X70529
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-03
- **Location:** Syosset, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.834445, -73.49028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** V35
- **Registration:** N440H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control while operating in instrument meteorological conditions with only a partial instrument panel due to a failure of the airplane's vacuum pump. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's spatial disorientation and the operation of the vacuum pump beyond the 6-year time limit recommended by the vacuum pump manufacturer.

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