Beechcraft A100 N1TR
18 October 2010 · Palestine, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 2010 at about 17:53 local time, a Beechcraft A100 registered N1TR, operated by Trinity River Authority of Texas, was involved in an accident near Palestine, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palestine, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palestine Municipal Airport (PSN)
- Coordinates
- 31.8500, -96.0167
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A100
- Registration
- N1TR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trinity River Authority of Texas
- Operating rule
- Public Use
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arlington → Palestine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11TA027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a flock of birds while the airplane was descending through a cloud layer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane collided with several birds as it descended though a cloud layer. The flight crew reported that there were no observed flight control issues; however, they elected to return to the departure airport and landed without incident. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed bird remains along the substantially damaged left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2010 | Beechcraft A100 | Quebec City, Canada | Aeropro | Fatal | 7 |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Beechcraft A100 | Gray, Tennessee, United States | Dynamic Avlease Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2008 | Beechcraft A100 | God's Lake Narrows, Canada | Sky North Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft A100 | Moab, Utah, United States | Leavitt Group Wings LLC | Fatal | 10 |
| 6 Nov 2007 | Beechcraft A100 | Chino, California, United States | Rhb-Jmj LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jan 2006 | Beechcraft A100 | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States | North Country Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Cotulla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-11 | Leander, Texas, United States | Campbell David | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft A36 | Slaton, Texas, United States | Gale Donald H | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Brookshire, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | Martin Companies | Minor injuries | - |