Beech A36 accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 1984
On May 2, 1984 at about 1:40 am local time, a Beech A36, registered N3735Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota (Flying Cloud airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 1984 · about 1:40 am local time
- Place
- Minneapolis, Minnesota · Flying Cloud
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N3735Y · no longer on the register · serial E1767
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING THE LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. THE PLT SAID HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE OF THE ACFT WITH POWER DURING THE LANDING FLARE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 443 hours in all; 10 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 292 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,179 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 14, 1983; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 06C Schaumburg IL at 10:14 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27L, 3,900 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:40 am from FCM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N3735Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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