# Accident 19861003047639A: Piper PA28RT201, Lynchburg, VA, October 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1986, 21:43 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3005V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3005V-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,860 total, 260 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003047639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER ON THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO87DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID01), Oct 4, 1986: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3005V), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3005V (4)

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

- [Incident 19980624023279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624023279I), Jun 24, 1998: Piper PA28RT201 (N3005V), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative available.
- [Incident 19940306006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306006899I), Mar 6, 1994: Piper PA28RT201 (N3005V), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. Right landing gear collapsed on a touch and go landing.
- [Incident 19850810047379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810047379I), Aug 10, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N3005V), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed due to fractured downlock due to hard landing.
- [Incident 19800722062169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062169I), Jul 22, 1980: Piper PA28R201 (N3005V), Washington, DC. Aborted takeoff when 727 crossed runway in front of him.

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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