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Accidents · NTSB LAX85LA026 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Harvard MK IV/AT-6 accident near Apple Valley, California, October 20, 1984

On October 20, 1984 at about 8:10 pm local time, a Harvard MK IV/AT-6, registered N44110, was substantially damaged in an accident near Apple Valley, California (Apple Valley airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
October 20, 1984 · about 8:10 pm local time · cases in 1984
Place
Apple Valley, California · Apple Valley · cases near this airport · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Harvard MK IV/AT-6
Registration
N44110 · registry record · serial CCF-4-110
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

PLT HAD EXECUTED SUCCESSFUL CROSSWIND LANDING AND WAS DECELERATING ON ROLL-OUT WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE ACFT TO SWERVE INTO THE WIND. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COULD NOT BE REGAINED WITH RUDDER SO PLT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT GO-AROUND. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT, STALLED, AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED, STRIKING AN AIRPORT FENCE.

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: 360 hours in all
  • Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: frt

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 350 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection
  • Maximum gross weight: 4,350 lb
  • Seats: 2
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: P&W 1340 (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: APV Apple Valley CA at 7:55 pm
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 18, 6,500 ft by 150 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 270° at 15 knots, gusting 20
  • Visibility: 20 statute miles
  • Sky: clear
  • Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
  • Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers1

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