# Accident 20091003018199A: Beech E18S, Angleton/Lake, TX, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 10:20 local time
- Place: Angleton/Lake, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BZ0M
- Location: 28.9853° N, 95.5103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9853&lon=-95.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797SB-2016-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10TA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10TA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003018199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KLBX AT APPROXIMATELY 0945L TO PERFORM MOSQUITOE SPRAYING.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1020L RIGHT WING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 100 FOOT RADIO BROADCAST TOWER LOCATED AT A TEXAS STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  PILOT PROCEEDED TO FLY AIRCRAFT ACROSS SEVERAL FIELDS AND HIGHWAY FM 2004 BEFORE COMING DOWN INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE INITIAL TOWER STRIKE.  THE AIRCRAFT IS CONDSIDERED TO OBTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE LEFT ENGINE BEING TORN OFF AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE FIREWALL AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RADIO TOWER.

## 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 CEN10TA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10TA006), Oct 3, 2009: Beech E18S (N797SB), Jones Creek, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the radio tower.

## Other reports on N797SB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960423011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423011419I), Apr 23, 1996: Beech E18S (N797SB), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: after departure from runway 15L at Jackson, MS en-route to pib, the right engine failed. A/c returned and landed on closed taxiway sustaining minor…

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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