# NTSB SEA81FAMS2: Beech A36-TC, N36TP, Missing Aircraft, February 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1981
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FAMS2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FAMS2

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0517  81/2/12    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH A36-TC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1540                    N36TP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  300 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     PORT ANGELES,WA
        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: [N36TP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36TP-1981-12-12), registration cancelled 1981-12-12, S/N EA100, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36-TC
- Registry model: [Beech A36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (registry code 1151603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fairchild

## 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 19810212031849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810212031849A), Feb 12, 1981: Beech A36TC, Seattle, WA. Pilot was executing missed approach when aircraft disappeared.

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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