# Incident 19870325015139I: Cessna 340A, Charleston, WV, March 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1987, 13:05 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BBJL
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8689G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8689G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,810 total, 350 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325015139I

## Narrative

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

LIGHTNING STRUCK LEFT PROPELLER DURING DESCENT, SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N8689G (1)

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

- [Incident 19870108006149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108006149I), Jan 8, 1987: Cessna 340A (N8689G), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. During rollout at night, a deer was struck by the right propeller.

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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