# Accident 20170909024079A: Raytheon Aircraft Company G36, Benica, CA, September 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2017, 14:13 local time
- Place: Benica, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1067° N, 122.1261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1067&lon=-122.1261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7215J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7215J-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon G36 (registry code 7150061, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-g36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY G36
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-550-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170909024079A

## Narrative

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

N7217J DEPARTED FROM THE CONCORD, CA AIRPORT (CCR) AT 1406 PST. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 8.6 MILES NNW OF THE CONCORD AIRPORT IN THE TOWN OF BENICIA, CA.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WERE 2 FATALITIES.

## 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 WPR17FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA200), Sep 9, 2017: Raytheon G36 (N7215J), Benicia, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which caused the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and led to an aerodynamic stall.

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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