Beechcraft E-55 N101BM

Summary

On 6 March 2023 at about 21:20 local time, a Beechcraft E-55 registered N101BM, operated by Pour Le Martie Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Tomball, 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

6 March 2023 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Tomball, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Meml (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0541, -95.5521

Aircraft

Beechcraft E-55

Registration

N101BM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

2

Operator

Pour Le Martie Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring → Spring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA131

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 reported that during an instructional flight, a large bird flew into the path of the airplane and his evasive actions were unsuccessful in avoiding the bird. The bird struck the airplane’s left wing. The flight instructor made an uneventful landing following the bird strike. The left-wing leading edge and main spar were substantially damaged during the bird strike. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.