# Incident 19810317026519I: Beech 65B80, Rockport, TX, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Rockport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0478° N, 97.0499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0478&lon=-97.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3344Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317026519I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DEER DURING TAKEOFF.  LEFT GEAR AND STRUT TORN OFF.

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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