Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 accident near Lafayette, LA
On September 12, 2024, a Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lafayette, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 12, 2024
- Place
- Lafayette, LA
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.218°N, 91.976°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240912195110
NTSB summary
On September 12, 2024, about 1137 central daylight time, a Hawker Beechcraft G36 airplane, N643RS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Louisiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane had just departed from runway 4R at the Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed that the airplane lifted off the runway and achieved an altitude of about 200 ft above ground level (agl) by the time it reached the departure end of the runway. The airplane then made a slight left turn followed by a right turn before the data ended. The final recorded altitude was 25 ft agl and the last recorded location was about 450 ft from the accident location. The airplane impacted a golf course about 2,000 ft and 15 degrees from the departure end of runway 4R. Figure 1. A 3-dimensional representation of the airplane’s flight path. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane during the takeoff and reported seeing thick white smoke trailing from the airplane. A surveillance video from LFT showed the airplane as it began its takeoff and white smoke could be seen trailing from the airplane in the video. The airplane came to rest on a golf course fairway. There were broken tree limbs near the initial impact location. The wreckage debris path was oriented about 60 degree magnetic heading. The wreckage damage was consistent with a right-wing, nose-low impact. The wreckage debris path was about 150 ft from the
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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.
