# Accident 20111105025979A: Beech D-45, Morriston, FL, November 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Morriston, FL
- Airport: Wings Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2436° N, 82.5461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2436&lon=-82.5461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34KT-2012-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-45
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-550-B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 45,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111105025979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIR STRIP AT APPOXIMATELY 60 TO 70 DEGREE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND POWER STALLED AIRCRAFT, IMPACTING WOODED AREA ABOUT 275 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA12FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA062), Nov 5, 2011: Beech D-45 (N34KT), Williston, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed in changing wind conditions during a steep climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N34KT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940214005329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214005329I), Feb 14, 1994: Beech A36 (N34KT), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft lost nose wheel on departure. Diverted to Hayward. Landed without nose gear. Fork separated from strut.

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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