# Accident 20240912021589A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36, Lafayette, LA, September 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2024, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2185° N, 91.9763° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2185&lon=-91.9763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N643RS) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240912021589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPART KLFT RUNWAY 4R. CILMBED TO 250FT TURNED TO HEADING 040 THEN BANKED LEFT AND BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT BANKED RIGHT CLEARING TREES AND IMAPCTED THE GROUND WITH POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN24FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA353), Sep 12, 2024: Hawker Beechcraft G36 (N643RS), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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