# Accident 20131217024529A: Raytheon Aircraft Company 390, Atlanta, GA, December 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2013, 19:24 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8217° N, 84.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8217&lon=-84.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50PM-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 390 (registry code 7150030, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 390
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 996 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131217024529A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/17/2013 ABOUT 1925 LOCAL TIME A RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 390S PREMIER 1, N50PM WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 26.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF THE TOWER RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE PILOT TO RETURN BACK TO THE FIELD.  THE TOWER ASKED IF HE NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE.

THE PILOT DID NOT REQUEST ANY HELP AT THIS TIME, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO ENTER THE RIGHT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 26 AND FOLLOW THE LANDING TRAFFIC.  THERE WERE NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS RECORDED FROM THE FLIGHT.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DOWNWIND RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 26 (FTY) WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES, TERRAIN, AND WAS CONSUMED BY A POSTCRASH FIRE.

AWAITING FOR RESULTS FROM CAMI, AND NTSB FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA14FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA073), Dec 18, 2013: Raytheon 390 (N50PM), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering the airplane in the traffic pattern at night. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from the use of illicit drugs.

## Other reports on N50PM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19981020035569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981020035569A), Oct 20, 1998: Beech B200 (N50PM), Rio Rancho, NM, Destroyed. (.19) On October 20, 1998, at 1226 mountain daylight time, a Beech B200, N50PM, conducted an emergency landing northwest of albuquerque, new Mexico, on the 315…

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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