# N221D: 1977 Beech A36, registration cancelled 2018-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-927
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2014
- Last registry action: March 25, 2014
- Mode S code: A1E503
- Owner when cancelled: [Moto Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOTO%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Plainview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plainview)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1719° N, 101.7448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79072, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=221D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221D-2018-03-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN15FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA245), May 30, 2015: Beech A36 (N221D), Plainview, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off ahead of an approaching severe thunderstorm, which resulted in an encounter with hazardous weather conditions that led to a loss of airplane control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20150529007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529007909A), May 29, 2015: Beech A36 (N221D), Plainview, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On may 29, 2015, at 2115 CDT, a Beech bonanza A36 bearing registration number N221D, registered to moto air inc., departed runway 22 at Hale County Airport in…
- [Incident 19890509021309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509021309I), May 9, 1989: Beech A36 (N221D), Fresno, CA. Reported no gear lights. Landed safely after gear down flyby. Gear lights dim due to nav lights on. Hard to see.

## Other aircraft with N221D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221D): Boltres T. Scott SONERAI 1, S/N 00100SB

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