# Incident 19791120044649I: Piper PA60601P, Minerville, PA, November 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Minerville, PA
- Airport: Schuylkill Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6170° N, 76.6313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minerville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6170&lon=-76.6313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90339, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90339) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120044649I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE WHEEL STRUCK DEER DURING TAKEOFF, BREAKING RETRACTION DRAG LINK ON NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N90339 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180925019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180925019239A), Sep 25, 2018: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (N90339), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on touchdown markers of runway 22 at the Heber airport. The airplane proceeded down the runway for approximately 1000 feet before leaving the…
- [Incident 19860819054939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819054939I), Aug 19, 1986: Piper PA60601P (N90339), Santa Monica, CA. A pickup truck drove in front of the departing aircraft. Pilot rotated and climbed over truck. Driver was arrested.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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