N3872W1981 Beechcraft A36TC
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- 6 Chicks Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Santa Maria, CA
- Certificate issued
- Oct 4, 2023
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 15, 1981
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- A36TC
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- EA-225
- 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
- A477FE
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Tsio-520 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – now6 Chicks Aviation LLCSanta Maria, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-11 | Turbocharging | May 3, 2018 | Airframe (A36TC)Only with: A36TC/B36TC equipped with turbocharged engine; S35/V35/V35A/V35B equipped with factory Continental TSIO-520-D engine with AiResearch turbocharger (excluded if one-piece v-band coupling P/N NH1000897-40 installed) or with StandardAero STC SA1035WE. |
| 2009-25-01 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA, 95-B55, 95-B55A… | Jan 8, 2010 | Airframe (A36TC)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 (TSIO-520 SER)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 (A36TC)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 (A36TC)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; … |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (A36TC)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 (A36TC) |
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.
- Landing gear · shaft · oversizedApr 3, 2002
THE ORIGINAL LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR GEARBOX WAS BEING REMOVED AND DISASSSMBLED FOR A ROUTINE OVERHAUL. DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTER WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE ACTUATOR SHAFT FROM THE GEARBOX HOUSING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FORCE REQUIRED TO SLIDE THE SHAFT OUT WAS UNUSUAL. NO DAMAGE TO THE SHAFT WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026