# Accident 20260604008209A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36, Danbury, CT, June 4, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2026, 10:20 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3766° N, 73.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3766&lon=-73.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726EA) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,133 total, 462 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260604008209A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 4, 2026 AT APPROX 0953 EDT, BEECHCRAFT G36 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED A RUNWAY EXCURSION DUE TO AN ABORTED TAKE OFF,  SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 35, AND THE PILOT REPORTED THE  RUNUP SHOWED NO ABNORMAILITIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT "AS THE ROLL PROGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED SLUGGISH AND NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS EXPECTED." A DECISION TO ABORT WAS MADE AT A REPORTED 62KTS INDICATED AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE. THIS RESULTED IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A METAL FENCE DIVIDING AIRPORT PROPERTY FROM A LOCAL ROUTE. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

A REVIEW OF DATA RETRIEVED FROM THE MFD / PFD INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT HAD A GROUND SPEED OF > 80 KTS AND AN INDICATED AIRSPEED > 80KTS WITH ENGINE RPM AT 2700 WITH 2800 INHG.

## 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 ERA26LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA229), Jun 4, 2026: Hawker Beechcraft G36 (N726EA), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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