# Accident 19851229063829A: Beech P35BEECH, Lake Wales, FL, December 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1985, 12:25 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8710° N, 81.6292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8710&lon=-81.6292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 729 total, 666 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851229063829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROTATED PREMATURELY ON TAKEOFF FROM A WET SOD RUNWAY. GOT AIRBORNE, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA049), Dec 29, 1985: Beech B-35-P (N1544Z), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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