28.0478° N, 97.0499° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockport, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 17, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place
Rockport, TX
Airport
Rockport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3344Z
Reported as
Beech 65B80
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft left landing gear struck a deer during takeoff. Left gear and strut torn off.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DEER DURING TAKEOFF. LEFT GEAR AND STRUT TORN OFF.