# Accident 20191031020539A: Beech 200, New Braunfels, TX, October 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7750° N, 97.9778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7750&lon=-97.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850BK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850BK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 (registry code 52062, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191031020539A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 31, 2019 AT 17:00 CDT, A BEECH KING AIR 200, N850BK, REGISTERED TO RPM CONSULTING LLC, SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER 12 MILES NW OF INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BRAUNFELS REGIONAL AIRPORT, AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 2900 FEET AND 200 KNOTS + -20.  THE SHATTERED GLASS SERIOUSLY INJURED THE PILOT WITH FRAGMENTS TO THE EYES AND FACE. THE PILOT DELCARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KBAZ ATC AND SUMMONED THE PASSENGER FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ASSIST DURING THE EMERGENCY FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 17 ROLLING OUT TO LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, MET WITH EMS AND FIRE RESPONSE. PARAMEDICS AT THE SCENE TREATED THE AMBULATORY PILOT INJURIES AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 GAA20CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA054), Oct 31, 2019: Beech 200 (N850BK), New Braunfels, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s in-flight collision with a bird.

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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