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| Date: | Tuesday 9 April 2024 |
| Time: | 07:13 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 |
| Owner/operator: | Allen Contracting Inc |
| Registration: | N243MH |
| MSN: | FL-243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8353 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6-60A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wiley Post Airport (PWA/KPWA), Oklahoma City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Airport, OK (PWA/KPWA) |
| Marco Island Airport, FL (MRK/KMKY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during the initial climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA153
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194068
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N243MH
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2024 19:59 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 21-Apr-2024 17:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Jul-2024 08:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2024 08:36 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2024 10:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Nov-2024 11:01 | WF | Updated [Cn, ] |
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