Beechcraft V35 N5608S

Summary

On 2 July 1999 at about 14:59 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N5608S was involved in an accident near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 1999 at 14:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Baton Rouge Metropolitan (BTR)

Coordinates

30.5396, -91.2210

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N5608S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Tallulah

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99FA177

1 person died.

The pilot's performance of an abrupt maneuver immediately after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Immediately after liftoff, the 3,950-hour commercial pilot retracted the landing gear. About 150 to 200 feet agl, the airplane made a steep right bank in a 'slight' nose high attitude. The airplane then rolled back to approximately a wings level attitude and began to 'fishtail' in a nose high attitude. The engine sounded to be at 'full power.' Witnesses then observed the airplane bank left, then right, and then back to the left with its nose down. The witnesses reported that the airplane impacted the ground in a near vertical nose down attitude, then burst into flames. No structural or mechanical anomalies were observed during the post accident examination of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.