Beechcraft F33A N70TP
10 June 2011 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N70TP, operated by Perry Thomas R JR, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.8175, -95.6703
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F33A
- Registration
- N70TP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Perry Thomas R JR
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Livingston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA391
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had just departed and was about 13 miles from the airport when he saw a large bird pass by the passenger side windshield. He did not feel or hear it strike the airplane, but within a few minutes of seeing the bird he began to smell a foul odor. The pilot visually confirmed that the bird had struck the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer causing substantial damage. The pilot made a 180-degree turn and landed uneventfully back at the departure airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F33A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2011 | Beechcraft F33A | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2011 | Beechcraft F33A | Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States | JON Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 2011 | Beechcraft F33A | Taos, New Mexico, United States | 33 Yankee Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Nov 2011 | Beechcraft F33A | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Beechcraft F33A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Dale Hemman | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2010 | Beechcraft F33A | Perry, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Andrews, Texas, United States | Stephan Warren Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Cessna 310K | Angleton, Texas, United States | Arthur Hale Consulting/Instruction, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Cessna 305A | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Fisher LANCAIR | Azle, Texas, United States | Adastral LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Cresson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |