NTSB FTW84LA380 — 1984-09-06 · LUBBOCK, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N3675T

Make / Model: BEECH A36
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 4 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800310
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A42966

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3675T Beech A36 Minor

Factual narrative

FAILURE TO COMPLETE BOTH THE TAKEOFF AND LANDING CHECK-LISTS RESULTED IN TAKING OFF WITH THE ELEVATOR TRIM IMPROPERLY SET AND THE GEAR-UP LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AS THE ACFT WAS CLEANED-UP AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 17R THE NOSE BECAME VERY HEAVY. THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE TO RWY 26, INADVERTENTLY GEAR-UP. AFTER RECOVERY OF THE ACFT WRECKAGE THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND FULL NOSE DOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE PLT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE TRIM WAS IN THE TAKEOFF RANGE AND THAT NO EFFORTS TO RE-TRIM WERE MADE DURING THE SHORT FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA380.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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