# Accident 19870715082559A: Beech B24R, Danbury, CT, July 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1997L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997L-2019-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 276 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715082559A

## Narrative

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

A DEER DARTED IN FRONT OF THE LANDING AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WING.

## 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 NYC87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA243), Jul 16, 1987: Beech C24R (N1997L), Danbury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1997L (2)

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

- [Incident 20180728018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728018189I), Jul 28, 2018: Beech B24R (N1997L), Lititz, PA, Minor damage. PIC was landing at lns and stated that he flared too high just prior to touchdown, bounced off of the runway and started porpoising. After bouncing on the…
- [Incident 20010928027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928027959I), Sep 28, 2001: Beech B24R (N1997L), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot with his instructor were on a downwind leg to land runway 4 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton international airport (avp). Student pilot and flight…

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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