# Accident 20250824019519A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Gulf Shores, AL, August 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2025, 14:17 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Ntl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2902° N, 87.6830° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2902&lon=-87.6830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N855DC) (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: CONTINENTAL IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,302 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824019519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 @ JKA. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE COMMANDS, AIRCRAFT DECENDED THROUGH TREE TOPS AND FINALLY STRUCK A LARGE TREE WHICH RIPPED OFF THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL LEFT AND IMPACT THE GROUND IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE, BOUNCED BACKWARDS APRROXIMATELY 60 FEET AND CAME TO REST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES

## 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 ERA25LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA313), Aug 24, 2025: Raytheon A36 (N855DC), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage, 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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