# NTSB CEN24LA153: Beech B300, N243MH, Oklahoma City, OK, April 9, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: April 9, 2024, 07:13 local (12:13 UTC)
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Coordinates: 35.544221, -97.645551 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5442&lon=-97.6456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration: FSDO OKC
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA153
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194068/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA153

## Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a bird during the initial climb.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon B300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7150007), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon B300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7150007), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Raytheon B300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=7150007), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during the initial climb, the airplane hit a goose. The pilot notified air traffic control and returned to the departure airport without further incident. A post-accident examination revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N243MH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243MH), registered now, S/N FL243, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B300
- Registry model: [Raytheon B300](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b300) (registry code 7150007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: FL243
- Year built: 1999
- Airframe hours: 8353.5
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6-60A 1050 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: Allen Contracting Inc
- Registered owner: Allen Contracting Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Commuter
- Last inspection: AAIP, May 1, 2023
- Departed: PWA, Bethany, OK
- Destination: MKY, Marco Island, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: PWA, Wiley Post Airport, runway 35R, 7,199 × 150 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 13, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,727 total, 626 in this make and model, 1,458 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours
- Co-pilot; age 81; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 8, 2023; seat: right; flight hours: 19,140 total, 660 in this make and model, 18,000 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: PWA
- METAR: KPWA 091153Z 02010KT 7SM CLR 12/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01220039

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240409003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240409003389A), Apr 9, 2024: Raytheon Aircraft Company B300, Oklahoma, OK, Substantial damage. 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…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194068. 2.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17028998&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Accident%20Report%20CEN24LA153_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 583 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17011001&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN24LA153-Rel.pdf

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.

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