# Accident 20240502021739A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Augusta, GA, May 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2024, 07:13 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Daniel Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4776° N, 82.0331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4776&lon=-82.0331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N629BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240502021739A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 2, 2024, ABOUT 0713 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THE PRIVATE

PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

INITIAL AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B) TRACK DATA REVEALED THAT THE FLIGHT

DEPARTED RUNWAY 5 AT DANIEL FIELD AIRPORT (DNL), AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AT 0712, DESTINED FOR

TWEED/NEW HAVEN AIRPORT (HVN), NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED ON RUNWAY

HEADING FOR ABOUT ½ NAUTICAL MILE (NM), WHERE A LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED

IN THE LEFT TURN, AT ABOUT 200–300 FT ABOVE THE GROUND, FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND CRASHED INTO

THE TOP OF MATURE OAK TREES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, SEVERING THE OUTBOARD HALF OF THE LEFT WING.

THE OUTBOARD WING SECTION REMAINED LODGED IN A TREE, ABOUT 60 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE

AIRPLANE CONTINUED AND IMPACTED THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT.

THE DIRECTION OF THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ABOUT 235°. THE COCKPIT AND CABIN WERE CONSUMED IN A

POSTACCIDENT FIRE. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

OF THE AIRPLANE WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND IN THE

EXTENDED (DOWN) POSITION AND THE WING FLAPS WERE RETRACTED (UP).

NO CALLS OF DISTRESS FROM THE PILOT WERE NOTED. THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT UTILIZED A COMMON TRAFFIC

ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF) THAT WAS NOT RECORDED. SEVERAL LOCAL RESIDENTS PROVIDED HOME

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TO INVESTIGATORS. ALTHOUGH THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT BE SEEN WITHIN THE FIELDS OF

VIEW OF THE CAMERAS, THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD, RUNNING AT HIGH RPM UNTIL THE SOUNDS OF TREE

AND GROUND IMPACT WERE HEARD.

RECORDED WEATHER NEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED CALM WIND, A CLEAR SKY, AND 10 NM

VISIBILITY.

THE WRECKAGE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA24FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA206), May 2, 2024: Raytheon A36 (N629BE), Augusta, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive turn rate and bank angle while at low airspeed and altitude, resulting in an accelerated aerodynamic stall, loss of airplane control, and collision with 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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