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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CEN25LA020

2024-10-17 Addison, Texas, United States Airport · ADS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N903SC

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

RNS AIRCRAFT LLC ENTERPRISE

Year of manufacture

2013 · 11 years old at event

Engine

P&W PT6-67A (1200 hp)

Seats / Engines

8 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20140416

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AC7BE4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

Foreign object debris damage to the ventral stabilizer.

Factual narrative

While conducting a post-flight walkaround inspection, the pilot discovered two through penetrations of the ventral vertical stabilizer and damage to three propellor blade leading edges, likely from foreign object debris. The stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The source of the debris could not be determined. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. This airplane is an exported former Beechcraft Starship 2000A that was issued a new special airworthiness certificate as an experimental Enterprise during import. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Debris/dirt/foreign object-Effect on equipment
  • Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Debris/dirt/foreign object-Unknown/Not determined

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN25LA020.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Related research

What the literature says.

Academic papers and agency reports matching this event's aircraft type. Sourced from NASA NTRS, NTSB Safety Studies, FAA CAMI, AOPA Air Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons, arXiv, and the Semantic Scholar academic graph.

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