# Accident 20210703012459A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36, Aspen, CO, July 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2021, 18:38 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen Pitkin County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1679° N, 106.6551° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1679&lon=-106.6551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker Beechcraft G36 (registry code 4220009, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-g36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-B (registry code 17208, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210703012459A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 3, 2021, N36JJ, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA G-36, CRASHED IN A MOUNTAIN CANYON APPROXIMATELY 8NM EAST OF ASPEN COLORADO AT ABOUT 638PM LOCAL TIME RESULTING IN THE DEATHS OF BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 CEN21FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA305), Jul 4, 2021: Hawker Beechcraft G36 (N36JJ), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to navigate through mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into 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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