# Accident 20110610011259A: Beech F33A, Houston, TX, June 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8175° N, 95.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8175&lon=-95.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610011259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE BIRD STRIKE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED:A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES WIDE AND 10 INCHES DEEP MEASURED FROM THE LEADING EDGE.  A BENT SPARA BROKEN RIBSIGNIFICANT SKIN DAMAGE.THIS DAMAGE WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH AND FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN11CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA391), Jun 10, 2011: Beech F33A (N70TP), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.

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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