Beechcraft V35B N11JK

Summary

On 19 July 1995 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N11JK was involved in an accident near Goshen, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 1995 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Goshen, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Hickory Grove (OH65)

Coordinates

40.4807, -81.4390

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N11JK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Hamilton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA166

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent collision with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT PERFORMED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 06, A GRASS RUNWAY, 1640 FEET LONG. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER STATED, '[DURING THE TAKEOFF], I ENCOURAGED THE PILOT TO LIFT THE NOSEWHEEL CLEAR OF THE GROUND....IT DROPPED BACK IMMEDIATELY....IT BOUNCED UP AGAIN AS THE PILOT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE....THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN BLARING....AS WE CLIMBED NOSE HIGH, THE LEFT WING DROPPED (STALL)....THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH TOP OF THE SHRUBS....' THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED, 'THE PILOT...STATED...THAT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO REACH FLYING SPEED AND THAT HE TRIED TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.