Beech A35 accident near Lakeville, MN
On June 28, 1994, a Beech A35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeville, MN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 28, 1994
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Aircraft
- Beech A35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.670°N, 93.240°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01488
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 1994, at 1933 central daylight time, a Beech A-35 V-tail Bonanza, N3042V, owned and operated by Paul D. Johnson of New Prague, Minnesota, impacted level terrain at the departure end of runway 29 during takeoff from Airlake Airport, Lakeville, Minnesota. The airline transport certificated pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight to Two Harbors Municipal Airport, Two Harbors, Minnesota, for a fishing trip. Witnesses reported that the airplane became airborne, pitched nose down, rolled left, impacted at a steep angle, and was consumed by fire. One witness reported that the airplane became airborne and "adopted an unusually nose high attitude. The aircraft climbed to approximately 200 feet...with the pitch attitude remaining high...the nose pitched higher, and the aircraft rolled sharply to the left with the nose pitching rapidly down...The aircraft hit the ground after +/- 180 degrees turn and the nose pitched almost vertically down (+/- 80 degrees)." A second witness described a 5-10 degree nose up attitude, a stall, a 75-80 degree left bank, a 200 degree left yaw, and an 80 degree nose down impact. A third witness stated "The plane appeared to be nose high, slow, mushing through the air on the verge of a stall...the planes' nose suddenly pitched down and the plan spun to the left." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with priveledges for
Probable cause
THE JAMMING OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE PITCH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A STALL-SPIN AND IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
