Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 accident near Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 17, 2024
On September 17, 2024 at about 6:40 am local time, a 1996 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, registered N102DB, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Las Vegas, New Mexico (Las Vegas Muni airport). It was an other work-use flight under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane’s collision with an elk during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 17, 2024 · about 6:40 am local time
- Place
- Las Vegas, New Mexico · Las Vegas Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, built 1996
- Registration
- N102DB · registry record · serial BB1537
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work-use flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the multi-engine airplane reported that, during the landing flare as the airplane was about to touch down, an elk ran onto the runway and into the landing path of the airplane. The airplane collided with the animal, the left landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the runway surface. Subsequently, the airplane veered left and exited the left side of the runway before it came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Wildlife encounter (non-bird) during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Animal(s)/bird(s) › Ability to respond/compensate
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Animal(s)/bird(s) › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,473 hours in all; 140 in this make and model; 114 in the last 90 days; 38 in the last 30 days; 1,392 as pilot in command; 928 on instruments
- Last flight review: December 28, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,185 hours in all; 199 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 45 in the last 30 days; 825 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 19, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 13, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt And Whitney PT6A YLA (turboprop); 7,818 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt And Whitney PT6A YLA (turboprop); 15,764 hours total
- Operator: Finch Air LLC
The flight
- Departed from: ABQ Albuquerque NM at 6:10 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 14, 8,199 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 130° at 5 knots
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 2 | |||
| Flig | 2 |
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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site 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 WPR24LA308.