Beechcraft S35 N5874J

Summary

On 16 August 2023 at about 15:34 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N5874J, operated by MY Flight LLC, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

16 August 2023 at 15:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Meml (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0618, -95.5528

Aircraft

Beechcraft S35

Registration

N5874J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

MY Flight LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA379

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction reported that the airplane struck a bird during initial climb after takeoff. They were able to continue and land uneventfully. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.