ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235198
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 2019 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95 Travel Air |
| Owner/operator: | United Flight System |
| Registration: | N998DM |
| MSN: | TD-697 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4984 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Navasota, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Navasota, TX (60R) |
| Spring, TX (DHW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, about 3 minutes after the airplane was leveled off, "a black vulture" struck the windscreen. Subsequently, he returned to the airport and landed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the windscreen. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2020 07:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 05-Jun-2023 20:26 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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