# Accident 19810207003019A: Beech A36TC, Santa Cruz, CA, February 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1981, 14:37 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2WZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2WZ-2014-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 0 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207003019A

## Narrative

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

NO CHECKOUT IN TYPE. MADE PREMATURE ERRATIC LIFTOFF. UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT. STRUCK FENCE AND EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX81FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA044), Feb 7, 1981: Beech A36TC (N2WZ), Santa Cruz, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2WZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20120512021879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512021879A), May 12, 2012: Beech A36TC (N2WZ), Erwin, NC, Substantial damage. On may 12, 2012, a Beechcraft bonanza, N2WZ, piloted by [privacy data omitted], departed Harnett county airport (khrj) at approximately 12:45 p.m. using runway…

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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