Incident: Beech A36TC
Apr 10, 2017 · Livermore, CA
NTSB numberWPR17IA086Event id20170410X71808
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
A mistrim condition while the autopilot was engaged for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to confirm the command bar status before disengaging the autopilot. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s misinterpretation of the event based on a previous unrelated experience, a jammed trim switch, and autopilot disconnect switch which broke off in flight, and the stress induced by the physical exertion required to maintain control of the airplane.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Beech A36TC
- Registration
- N755R
- Year built
- 1980
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach Unknown or undetermined
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK)0 nm (0 km) east
- Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)14 nm (27 km) west
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)19 nm (35 km) west
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