# Accident 19860315087199A: Beech A36TC, Woodfords, CA, March 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1986, 13:40 local time
- Place: Woodfords, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7290° N, 119.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7290&lon=-119.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333AU-2013-06-04) (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 TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315087199A

## Narrative

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

ATC LOST RADAR, RADIO CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT AT 17000 FEET IN CRUISE. ICING CONDITIONS. WRECKAGE WIDELY SCATTERED.

## 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 LAX86FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA140), Mar 15, 1986: Beech A36TC (N333AU), Woodfords, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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