# N343BA: 1978 Beech A36, registration cancelled 2004-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-1317
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 11, 2001
- Last registry action: December 11, 2001
- Mode S code: A3C88D
- Owner when cancelled: [Harris Oscar N II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20OSCAR%20N%20II)
- Location: [White Lake, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/White%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6559° N, 78.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28337, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=343BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343BA-2004-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (2)

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 ATL03FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA052), Mar 2, 2003: Beech BE-36A (N343BA), Mount Airy, NC, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. A factor was low clouds.
- [NTSB MKC84LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA023), Nov 13, 1983: Beech A-36 (N343BA), Satanta, KS, substantial damage

## 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 20030301008069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030301008069A), Mar 1, 2003: Beech A36 (N343BA), Mount Airy, NC, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) Pilot in command received IFR clearance from raleigh fss via land line. Aircraft departed Mount Airy (mwk) enroute elizabethtown (eyf). Aircraft appeared…
- [Accident 19831113057509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113057509A), Nov 13, 1983: Beech A36 (N343BA), Satanta, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck curb off edge of runway threshold on landing. Impact on left main gear bent rear wing spar.

## Other aircraft with N343BA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343BA): Icon A5, S/N 00181, built 2023

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