# Accident 20090731013219A: Beech 400A, Houston, TX, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Sugar Land Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6222° N, 95.6564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6222&lon=-95.6564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N679SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 400A (registry code 7150010, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400A
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D5
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09IA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731013219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON TAKEOFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY PILOTS OBSERVED THREE BIRDS (1 LARGE 2 SMALL) FLYING ACROSS THE FLIGHT PATH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.  AT LEAST ONE BIRD MADE CONTACT AND IMMEDIATELY THE RIGHT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT.  RIGHT ENGINE AND ENGINE COWLING DESTROYED.  NTSB CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09IA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA481), Jul 31, 2009: Raytheon BE-400A (N679SJ), Sugar Land, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the spinner following an unavoidable bird strike. Contributing to the incident were the inadequate engine bird strike certification requirements in place at the time the engine was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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