# Accident 19891227053319A: Beech 3533, Gorman/Lancaste, CA, December 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gorman/Lancaste, CA
- Airport: Quail Lake Sky Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8599° N, 118.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8599&lon=-118.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875R-1992-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- Reported engine: CONT IO470J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 92 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227053319A

## Narrative

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

WILD PROP FLUCUATIONS. ELECTED TO GLIDE TO NEARBY AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT. PROP GOVERNOR.

## 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 LAX90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA057), Dec 27, 1989: Beech 33 (N875R), Gorman, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MALFUNCTIONING PROPELLER GOVERNOR, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE OF THE APPROACH PATH DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE POWER…

## Other reports on N875R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860622035699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622035699I), Jun 22, 1986: Beech 3533 (N875R), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. During touch and go, student applied power and CFI inadvertently retracted gear instead of flaps.

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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