# Accident 20090715013599A: Raythn G36, Hawthorne, CA, July 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2009, 16:20 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9208° N, 118.3383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9208&lon=-118.3383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618MW-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon G36 (registry code 7150061, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-g36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHN G36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090715013599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS EXECUTING A GO-AROUND.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING UPWIND AND MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE SOUTH FOLLOWED BY A HARD RIGHT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE WEST.  A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TRAILING BLACK SMOKE.  THE AIRPLANE HIT THE ROOF OF AN OFFICE BUILDING WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE NORTH FACING WALL BEFORE FALLING INTO A PARKING LOT.

## 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 WPR09FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA347), Jul 15, 2009: Raytheon G36 (N618MW), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent activation of the fuel boost…

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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