NONE · RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY BE-400A · 2009-07-31 · Sugar Land, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN09IA481
Event ID
20090731X35715
Type
Incident
Date
2009-07-31
Location
Sugar Land, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.622222, -95.656387
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Model
BE-400A
Registration
N679SJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the spinner following an unavoidable bird strike. Contributing to the incident were the inadequate engine bird strike certification requirements in place at the time the engine was certified.