# Accident 19840526036499A: Beech A36, Fayette, AL, May 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1984, 18:49 local time
- Place: Fayette, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6906° N, 87.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6906&lon=-87.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1836D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1836D-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 305 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526036499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AUTOPILOT PROBLEMS, AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN, STRUCK GROUND. ELEVATOR JACK TRIM FULL DOWN POSITION

## 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 ATL84FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA184), May 26, 1984: Beech A36 (N1836D), Fayette, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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