# Accident 19970925028979A: Beech T34B, Freemont, MI, September 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1997
- Place: Freemont, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 43.4594° N, 85.9509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4594&lon=-85.9509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777SU-1997-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech T-34B (registry code 1152014, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925028979A

## Narrative

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

LOW APPROACH, PULLED UP, TURNED, STALLED. IMPACTED BURST INTO FLAMES. (-23) WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE T-34 AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AND FLY THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. AT THE DEPARTURE END THEY STATED THE AIRCRAFT THEN CLIMBED AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE.  AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB THEY STATED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AT A STEEP ANGLE OF BANK.  THEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE DROPPED TOWARD THE GROUND.  THE PILOT NEVER RECOVERED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACTING THE GROUND AND POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CHI97FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA300), Sep 25, 1997: Beech T34B (N777SU), Fremont, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Also causal was the pilot's ostentatious display.

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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