# NTSB Accident WPR13FA244
> **RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36** · 2013-05-28 · Mountainaire, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA244
- **Event ID:** 20130528X64403
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-28
- **Location:** Mountainaire, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.082778, -111.667778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N999PK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 that affected the airplane's climb ability.

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