# NTSB FTW80FAMS2: Beech A36, N3154W, Missing Aircraft, February 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1980
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FAMS2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FAMS2

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0393  80/2/21    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH A36           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 622
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3154W              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DALLAS,TX                   DURANGO,CO                   AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3154W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3154W-1983-04-14), registration cancelled 1983-04-14, S/N E-506 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800221004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221004519A), Feb 21, 1980: Beech 36BEECH, Taos, NM, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Proceeded VFR at night in mountain area with tops obscured, snow, icing, turbulence. Struck trees on mountain.

## Other investigations on N3154W (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 FTW80FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA106), Feb 21, 1980: Beech A36 (N3154W), Taos, NM, destroyed, 5 fatal

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.

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