# Accident 19890605054519A: Beech T34B, Suffolk, VA, June 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6995° N, 76.6292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6995&lon=-76.6292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91072 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605054519A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO MAKE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH 75 DEGREE FLAPS. AIRPLANE NEAR STALL FAILED TO REDUCE FLAPS AND IMPACTED.

## 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 BFO89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA042), Jun 5, 1989: Beech T-34B (N91072), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). THE INOPERATIVE STALL WARNING SYSTEM WAS CONSIDERED…

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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