# Accident 19890605014349A: Beech B35, Milan, MI, June 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Milan, MI
- Airport: Milan Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0804° N, 83.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0804&lon=-83.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5011C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5011C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 86 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605014349A

## Narrative

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

OVER ROTATED DURING TAKEOFF RUN. HIT TAIL. PORPOISED,LIFTED,TURNED LEFT INTO TREE AND CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI89LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA103), Jun 5, 1989: Beech 35 (N5011C), Milan, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE ROTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT MUSHED STALL AND COLLISION WITH TREES.

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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