# Accident 20260322002109A: Beech A36, Truckee, CA, March 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2026, 17:18 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1765° N, 120.2468° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1765&lon=-120.2468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2882W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2882W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260322002109A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MRY EN ROUTE TO TRK ON MARCH 22, 2025, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS, 13.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRK. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS IN A RADIO CALL TO TRK AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRFIELD. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECORDED. SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT LATER THAT EVENING.

## 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 WPR26FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA130), Mar 23, 2026: Beech A36 (N2882W), Olympic Valley, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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