# Incident 20210826013989I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Baytown, TX, August 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2023A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2023A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210826013989I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH EAST OF BAYTOWN AIRPORT (HPY), DURING DECENT,  AT 3-4 THOUSAND FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD WITH THE AIRCRAFT L/H WING LEADING EDGE, OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE. THE PIC INFORMED HOUSTON TRACON AND CONTINUED TO HPY WERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.

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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