No fatalities

EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505 accident at Hawthorne, CA, 28 Dec 2022

Hawthorne, CA, United States

On December 28, 2022, an EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505 operated by Solairus Aviation was involved in an aviation accident near Hawthorne, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: A runway overrun due to the pilot’s failure to stop the airplane as a result of diminished braking action due to a water contaminated runway surface. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 3 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

A runway overrun due to the pilot’s failure to stop the airplane as a result of diminished braking action due to a water contaminated runway surface.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

PilotAttain/maintain not possibleEffect on equipment