Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 accident near Naples, Florida, July 29, 2024
On July 29, 2024 at about 4:10 pm local time, a 2002 Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, registered N934PC, was substantially damaged in an accident during initial climb near Naples, Florida (Naples Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Contamination of the airplane’s fuel system with debris, which resulted in restricted fuel flow through multiple fuel injectors and the subsequent partial loss of engine power.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 29, 2024 · about 4:10 pm local time
- Place
- Naples, Florida · Naples Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, built 2002
- Registration
- N934PC · registry record · serial E-3448
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported a partial loss of engine power shortly after liftoff and performed an emergency landing on the remaining runway with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage and wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the No. 2 and No. 3 fuel injectors were obstructed by debris. Review of the airplane's maintenance records showed the fuel flow transducer was replaced on about 4 months before the accident, and the fuel injection system was cleaned just two days before the accident. Given this information, it is possible that the contamination that was found in the fuel injectors after the accident had been introduced or overlooked during recent maintenance, which ultimately resulted in a restricted fuel flow and the subsequent partial loss of engine power.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Off-field or emergency landing during emergency descent
- Fuel starvation during initial climb
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during initial climb defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Engine fuel and control › Fuel injector nozzle › Inoperative
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Maintenance › Scheduled/routine maintenance › Maintenance personnel
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,500 hours in all; 550 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 11,000 as pilot in command; 550 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,677 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 2024; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,010 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Cont Motor IO-550 SERIES (piston); 2,679 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 05, 6,600 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observation at 1:15 pm from 1P1
Weather report (METAR): K1P1 271715Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3013 RMK AO2 T02680120
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA24LA330.