# Accident 20250314003219A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Greenville, NC, March 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2025, 07:50 local time
- Place: Greenville, NC
- Airport: Pitt-Greenville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6369° N, 77.3708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6369&lon=-77.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N566C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566C) (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: TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS IO-550-B-39B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,034 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250314003219A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 2 AT PITT GREENVILLE AIRPORT AFTER THE CLEARANCE VOID TIME.  AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN TO THE WEST. ADSB DATA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A DESCENT AFTER THE TURN. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A RIGHT TURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRPORT AND INITIATES A CLIMB BEFORE ENTERING A DESCENDING SPIRAL AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA25FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA143), Mar 14, 2025: Raytheon A36 (N566C), Greenville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control shortly after climbing into instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation (somatogyral illusion).

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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