ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38716
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| Date: | Thursday 25 September 1997 |
| Time: | 12:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft T-34B Mentor |
| Owner/operator: | Suzanne D. Parish |
| Registration: | N777SU |
| MSN: | BG-159 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fremont, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (3FM) |
| (3FM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses said the surplus military trainer took off, retracted its landing gear, and accelerated as it flew about 10 to 15-feet above the runway. As it crossed the end of the departure runway it pitched up '...nearly vertical... .' The airplane continued to climb until it stalled, yaw-rolled to the left, pitched down, and changed its heading about 135-degrees. The airplane descended toward the ground at a witness reported 45-degree angle. One witness stated the engine was running at' ...full power... .' The airplane collided with the ground, slid to a stop, and a fire occurred. The on-scene investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies with the airframe, flight control system, or engine. The pilot had flown this airplane about 11.1 hours total time since receiving a checkout in the airplane by a pilot without a flight instructors certificate about 3-months before the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Also causal was the pilot's ostentatious display.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97FA300
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Feb-2022 09:47 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Apr-2024 12:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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