Grassman Timothy B RV-14A N5875G

Summary

On 3 November 2023 at about 16:32 local time, a Grassman Timothy B RV-14A registered N5875G 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.

Date

3 November 2023 at 16:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Conroe/North Houston Regional (CXO)

Coordinates

30.3930, -95.4444

Aircraft

Grassman Timothy B RV-14A

Registration

N5875G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2023

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA035

Nobody was injured.

The bird strike to the airplane’s vertical stabilizer during an approach for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the personal flight stated that during a two mile final for landing at the destination airport, he encountered a group of four large birds. He pitched the airplane down to avoid striking one of the birds, but he did not have time to avoid them. The airplane struck one of the birds at an airspeed of 105 kts and at an altitude of 880 ft mean sea level. The bird, identified as a black vulture, remained draped around the vertical stabilizer, and there was some loss of stability about the vertical axis. The pilot still had positive control of the airplane, and he declared an emergency landing without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.