# NTSB Incident CEN09IA481
> **RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY BE-400A** · 2009-07-31 · Sugar Land, TX, USA · NONE
## 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.

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