Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 accident near Mountainaire, AZ
On May 28, 2013, a Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mountainaire, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 28, 2013
- Place
- Mountainaire, AZ
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.083°N, 111.668°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130528X64403
Official records · WPR13FA244
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Recording: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- FLG Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Record of Communication - NTSB Materials Laboratory: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 28, 2013, about 1143 mountain standard time, a Beechcraft A36, N999PK, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain in the Coconino National Forest adjacent to Mountainaire, Arizona, shortly after takeoff from Flagstaff Pulliam airport (FLG), Flagstaff, Arizona. A large post-impact fire ensued immediately. The owner/private pilot and the one passenger received fatal injuries. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. According to relatives of the pilot, he based the airplane at McClellan Airfield (MCC) Sacramento, California. The pilot and his wife (the passenger) departed MCC on the morning of May 25, 2013, and arrived at FLG that same day. According to personnel and documentation from a fixed base operator (FBO) at FLG, the couple rented a car the day they arrived, and returned the car to the FBO about 1100 on the day of the accident. On their return, the pilot requested that 20 gallons of fuel be loaded into each of the main tanks, and then queried the FBO owner for about 15 minutes about route and other considerations for a flight to Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), Bryce Canyon, Utah. The airplane was refueled, and the pilot and his wife loaded their belongings into the airplane. According to the communications recordings from the FLG air traffic control tower (ATCT), after startup and taxi out, the pilot requested and was granted a turnout to the northeast. The airplane took off from runway 21, and
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain a climb after departure in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision not to track the four-lane highway just beyond the departure runway, which he could have used as an alternate landing site; his premature rotation of the airplane; and degraded engine performance
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
