Beech B200 accident near Hondo, Texas, September 5, 2006
On September 5, 2006 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Beech B200, registered N944C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hondo, Texas (Hondo Muni airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The collision with an unmarked pothole in the taxiway while taxiing for departure. A contributing factor was the obscuration by water.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 5, 2006 · about 11:45 pm local time
- Place
- Hondo, Texas · Hondo Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B200 · all B200s on the register
- Registration
- N944C · registry record · serial BB-1749
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airline transport rated pilot reported that he arrived at the airport to pick-up the turbine powered twin-engine airplane that had just undergone a complete paint job. The pilot added that Jet-A fuel was not available at the airport, so he intended to fly to a nearby airport located within 30 miles to purchase fuel for the flight back to their home base. While taxiing for departure on runway 31 at the uncontrolled airport, the right main landing gear impacted an unmarked pothole, which was not visible due to standing rainwater from recent rain showers. The pilot reported that the airplane sustained quite a jolt when the landing gear collided with the pot hole; however, he continued to taxi as he monitored the brakes and tracking to make sure he had not blown a tire. The pilot did not experience any signs of damage and continued to taxi to the runway for takeoff. Takeoff and climb were reported as normal; however, upon reaching his cruise altitude of 3,000 feet, the pilot noticed that the airplane was unusually out of trim, and the airplane required both rudder and aileron trim adjustments in order to maintain level flight. The landing at his refueling stop was uneventful. During the post flight inspection at the refueling stop, the pilot found that the airplane's right wing and right engine nacelle were structurally damaged. There were no NOTAMs in effect at the time of the mishap on the condition or status of the damaged or un-repaired taxiway.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 18,550 hours in all; 5,000 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 17,200 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,775 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HDO Hondo TX at 11:45 pm
- Destination: UVA Uvalde TX
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 pm from HDO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DFW06CA206.