# N279WP: 1980 Beech A36TC, registration cancelled 2013-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (registry code 1151603)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: EA-142
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1994
- Last registry action: May 4, 2009
- Mode S code: A2C9ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Basin Building Materials Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASIN%20BUILDING%20MATERIALS%20CO)
- Location: [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2811° N, 121.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97756, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279WP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=279WP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279WP-2013-06-06

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 A36TC: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc.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 SEA03FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA124), Jul 4, 2003: Beech A36TC (N279WP), East Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation that resulted from the right wing tank reaching an unusable fuel level. Also causal was an unapproved alteration of the aircraft’s fuel system.…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20030704012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704012939A), Jul 4, 2003: Beech A36TC (N279WP), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 4, 2003 at approximately 1332 hrs. Local time, N279WP a Beechcraft A-36 powered by an allison turbo prop crashed into a ravine 3 miles northwest…

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