What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff to the south, rwy ended and acft hit rocks at end of rwy (grass strip), skipped over the ditch and highway, landed in the ditch on opposite side of highway. (-23)on July 13, 1999, at 0900 CDT, a Beech C35 airplane, N5BH was substantially damaged following a loss of control during takeoff from marty's classic strip near Jonesboro, Arkansas. During takeoff south from the 2500 foot grass strip, the airplane stalled right after rotation at about runways midpoint, impacted ground with gear strucking ditch, goin airborne again crossing hwy 18 and impacting the ground on other side, and coming to rest in ditch. Pilot reported no mechanical problem, review of pilot records indicate last medical was in 5/23/89. Pilot could not produce and medical certificate when requested. Standard airworthiness certificate is issued to N8977A and the registration is to N5BH.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH, RWY ENDED AND ACFT HIT ROCKS AT END OF RWY (GRASS STRIP), SKIPPED OVER THE DITCH AND HIGHWAY, LANDED IN THE DITCH ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. (-23)ON JULY 13, 1999, AT 0900 CDT, A BEECH C35 AIRPLANE, N5BH WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM MARTY'S CLASSIC STRIP NEAR JONESBORO, ARKANSAS. DURING TAKEOFF SOUTH FROM THE 2500 FOOT GRASS STRIP, THE AIRPLANE STALLED RIGHT AFTER ROTATION AT ABOUT RUNWAYS MIDPOINT, IMPACTED GROUND WITH GEAR STRUCKING DITCH, GOIN AIRBORNE AGAIN CROSSING HWY 18 AND IMPACTING THE GROUND ON OTHER SIDE, AND COMING TO REST IN DITCH. PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM, REVIEW OF PILOT RECORDS INDICATE LAST MEDICAL WAS IN 5/23/89. PILOT COULD NOT PRODUCE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WHEN REQUESTED. STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED TO N8977A AND THE REGISTRATION IS TO N5BH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.