# Accident 20140823018659A: Beech S35, Laurel Hill, FL, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 15:02 local time
- Place: Laurel Hill, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9258° N, 86.4350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9258&lon=-86.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334DF-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823018659A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2014, N334DF DEPARTED CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA (CEW) ON A NORTH HEADING TOWARD FLORALA, ALABAMA (0J4). APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE PILOT DEVIATED FROM THE NORTH HEADING AND STARTED A 720 DEGREE TURN. AFTER COMPLETING THE 720 DEGREE TURN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK ON A NORTH HEADING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COMPLETED A 360 DEGREE TURN WHILE DESCENDING FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 2500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT FELL COMPLETELY OFF RADAR AT 1502 LOCAL TIME LANDING IN THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A POST IMPACT FIRE THAT MELTED THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA14FA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA403), Aug 23, 2014: Beech S35 (N334DF), Laurel Hill, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to detonation/preignition damage of the No. 6 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue flight after receiving an indication of an…

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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