# Accident 20150104000089A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Parker City, IN, January 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Parker City, IN
- Airport: Douglas County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1131° N, 85.2425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1131&lon=-85.2425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N349EA-2016-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 70 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150104000089A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 4, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 HOURS, A 2004 RAYTHEON A36, N349EA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.

THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE HAD LOST HIS AUTOPILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING A TIGHT SERIES OF TURNS ACCOMPANIED BY ALTITUDE AND SPEED FLUXUATIONS.

THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT WING LOW, BOUNCED ONCE AND CAME TO REST IN A GROUP OF PREVIOUSLY CUT TREES.

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO BLACK GOLD AVIATION LLC OF NORRIS CITY, IL.

THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91.

INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LIGHT SNOW AND FOG REPORTED IN THE VICINITY.

## 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 CEN15LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA098), Jan 4, 2015: Raytheon A36 (N349EA), Parker City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while troubleshooting an engine issue in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.

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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