Beechcraft B300 N243MH
9 April 2024 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2024 at about 12:13 local time, a Beechcraft B300 registered N243MH, operated by Allen Contracting Inc, was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 3 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 12:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wiley Post Airport (PWA)
- Coordinates
- 35.5442, -97.6456
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B300
- Registration
- N243MH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Allen Contracting Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethany → Marco Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CEN24LA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a bird during the initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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