# Accident 20240409003389A: Raytheon Aircraft Company B300, Oklahoma, OK, April 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2024, 08:06 local time
- Place: Oklahoma, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5442° N, 97.6456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5442&lon=-97.6456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon B300 (registry code 7150007, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,727 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240409003389A

## Narrative

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

B350, KING AIR AT KPWA-(WILEY POST AIRPORT), STRUCK A BIRD OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 35R CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER; FLIGHT RETURNED AND LANDED KPWA WITHOUT INCIDENT

## 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 CEN24LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA153), Apr 9, 2024: Beech B300 (N243MH), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during the 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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