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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B200 · Port Orange, FL · November 1, 2025

Date: November 1, 2025 · 09:00 local
Place: Port Orange, FL
Airport: Spruce Creek Airpark
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: RD0J
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N235LC
Reported as: Beech B200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total690 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N235LCRegistered now · Beech B200S/N BB1535 · Built 1996 Airframe modelBeech B200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

On November 1st, a king air was taxiing out from Spruce Creek airport along a relatively narrow taxiway. While maneuvering around obstacles, the pilot did not maintain adequate awareness of the left wing, which struck a tree. The impact caused the winglet to crack and the pilot deemed the aircraft unairworthy after shutdown and inspection. The aircraft was then taxied back to its parking position. Maintenance came and inspected the outer wing. Left wing removed for inspection.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 1ST, A KING AIR WAS TAXIING OUT FROM SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT ALONG A RELATIVELY NARROW TAXIWAY. WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND OBSTACLES, THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AWARENESS OF THE LEFT WING, WHICH STRUCK A TREE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE WINGLET TO CRACK AND THE PILOT DEEMED THE AIRCRAFT UNAIRWORTHY AFTER SHUTDOWN AND INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED BACK TO ITS PARKING POSITION. MAINTENANCE CAME AND INSPECTED THE OUTER WING. LEFT WING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION.