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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech BE:58 · Leesville, LA · January 26, 2024

Date: January 26, 2024 · 17:55 local
Place: Leesville, LA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N811CW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA100
Reported as: Beech BE:58
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 31,387 total

N811CWRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1351 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Due to en-route hail encounter, aircraft received hail damage to include, dented sign on leading edges, and wings, cracked roof nacells and tip fairing, dented wing tips and puncture to fiberglass cowling, aluminum skins and nose.

As the FAA filed it

DUE TO EN-ROUTE HAIL ENCOUNTER, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED HAIL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE, DENTED SIGN ON LEADING EDGES, AND WINGS, CRACKED ROOF NACELLS AND TIP FAIRING, DENTED WING TIPS AND PUNCTURE TO FIBERGLASS COWLING, ALUMINUM SKINS AND NOSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDeRidder, LAThe pilot’s encounter with heavy rain, hail, and severe turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.Jan 26, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N811CW · 1

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

Incident 20190612006769ICruise/Level Flight · Union Springs, ALDuring cruise , the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. After landing, the left wing was reported to exhibit some degree of damage.Jun 12, 2019 · Minor damage