40.7068° N, 76.3738° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SCHUYLKILL COUNTY/JOE ZERBEY (ZER), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 12, 1994 · 21:10 local
Place
Pottsville, PA
Airport
Schuylkill Co/ Joe Zerbey Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2735R
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,289 total1,720 in this make and model120 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.
Deer ran in front of aircraft on takeoff. Tried to rotate to miss. Right gear hit deer. Impact broke scissors.
As the FAA filed it
DEER RAN IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO ROTATE TO MISS. RIGHT GEAR HIT DEER. IMPACT BROKE SCISSORS.