Aircraft record

N2882W1973 Beechcraft A36

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2026)10 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2028
Based in: Saratoga, CA; owner city / state
Engine: IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1979
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2026
ADs may apply: 10; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026

Registered owner: Co-owners
City, state: Saratoga, CA
Certificate issued: Oct 18, 1979
Expires: Jul 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Utility
Airworthiness date: Jul 25, 1973

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Beechcraft
Model: A36
Year: 1973
Serial number: E-452
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 6
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A2EE66

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 285 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1979 – nowCo-ownersSaratoga, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 23, 2026 · Olympic Valley, CA

On March 22, 2026, at 1716 Pacific daylight time, a Beech A36, N2882W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Olympic Valley, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. According to the ADS-B data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: WPR26FA130

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR26FA130)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (10)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2019-23-10	Aileron Control System	Nov 22, 2019	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-680; F33C CJ-26–CJ-128; V35B D-9069–D-9961; A36 E-185–E-925. Only with: Models E33, E33A, E33C, F33, G33, 35-C33, 35-C33A, S35, V35, V35A, and 36 apply to all serial numbers.
2009-25-01	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA, 95-B55, 95-B55A…	Jan 8, 2010	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: 58 TH-733–TH-1609; 58A TH-733–TH-1609; 58P TJ-3–TJ-497; 58PA TJ-3–TJ-497; 58TC TK-1–TK-151; 58TCA TK-1–TK-151; …
2009-16-03	Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…	Sep 9, 2009	Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.
2008-13-17	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificates No. 3A15, No. 3A16, No. A23CE, and No.…	Aug 6, 2008	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: F33 CD-1235–CD-1304; G33 CD-1235–CD-1304; F33A CE-290–CE-1791; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; V35B D-9069–D-10403; A36 E-185–E-3629; …. Only with: Circuit breaker toggle switch P/N 35-380132-1 through 35-380132-53 installed.
2003-01-01	Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 36, A36, A36TC, B36TC, 58, and 58A Airplanes	Feb 27, 2003	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: A36 E-185–E-3231; A36 E-3233; B36TC EA-242; B36TC EA-273–EA-635; 58 TH-1–TH-1811; 58 TH-1813–TH-1897; …

Show all 10 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2001-08-08	Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 35-C33A, E33A, E33C, F33A, F33C, S35, V35, V35A…	Jun 7, 2001	Airframe (A36)Only with: Incorporating a Teledyne Continental engine with a turbonormalizing system and Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc. STC SA5223NM and STC SE5222NM.
2000-26-16	Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models A36, B36TC, and 58 Airplanes	Feb 16, 2001	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: A36 E-1–E-3231; A36 E-3233; B36TC EA-1–EA-635; 58 TH-1–TH-1811; 58 TH-1813–TH-1897
2000-20-14	Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models A36 and B36TC Airplanes	Nov 28, 2000	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: A36 E-3113–E-3231; A36 E-3233–E-3263; A36 E-3265–E-3267; A36 E-3269; A36 E-3271; A36 E-3273; …
99-05-13	Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55…	Apr 19, 1999	Airframe (A36)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798
97-14-15	Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formerly Known as Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models E33…	Sep 2, 1997	Airframe (A36)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Air conditioning and pressurization · heater · dislodgedMay 14, 2014
DURING REMOVAL OF THE LT LOWER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSPECTION PANEL, THE LT SUMP HEATER WAS FOUND DISLOGGED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE THROTTLE ARM AND CABLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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