Beech A-36 accident near Victorville, California, January 26, 1984
On January 26, 1984, a Beech A-36, registered N1875W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Victorville, California (Private airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 26, 1984 · cases in 1984
- Place
- Victorville, California · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A-36 · all A-36s on the register
- Registration
- N1875W · registry record · serial E437
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED GEAR UP DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. THE PLT THINKS HE LEFT THE FUEL SELECTOR IN AN IMPROPER POSITION AFTER SHOWING A CUSTOMER THE ALTERNATE LOCATION OF THE TIP TANK INDICATOR SWITCH.
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
- Flight time: 5,550 hours in all; 550 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 5,550 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,653 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 15, 1983; 115 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO 520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: CRQ Carls Bad CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 2,600 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1875W the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1875W on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 2,530 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental IO 520-BA 25 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- MC Clellan-Palomar Airport · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,080 since 1982 · 1,096 in the last ten years
- California 28,112 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N1875W 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX84LA156.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.