Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 accident near Greenville, NC
On March 14, 2025, a Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenville, NC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 14, 2025
- Place
- Greenville, NC
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.637°N, 77.371°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250314199855
Official records · ERA25FA143
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 14, 2025, at 0749 eastern daylight time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, N566C, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Greenville, North Carolina. The private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed from Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV), Greenville, North Carolina and was destined for Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB), Vero Beach, Florida, about 580 nautical miles away. According to air traffic control communications and ADS-B flight track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot contacted air traffic control (ATC) and stated he was on the ground at PGV and requested an instrument flight rules clearance to VRB. After receiving the clearance, the airplane departed from PGV at 0746. Shortly after departing runway 2, the initial climb appeared normal as the airplane climbed through 400 ft mean sea level (msl) at a groundspeed of 93 knots (see figure 1). The airplane’s transponder beacon code changed from 1200 to 3672. The airplane turned to the right to a track of about 135° magnetic and descended to about 250 ft msl; the airplane’s descent rate was about -1,700 ft per minute (fpm) before the descent was arrested and the airplane resumed its climb. Upon reaching about 650 ft msl, while on a track of about 180° magnetic, the climb rate was about +1,800 fpm. The airplane continued turning to the right. By 0748:12, the airplane had climbed to an altitude of 1,050 ft msl, which was the highest alti
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control shortly after climbing into instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation (somatogyral illusion).
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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.
