# Incident 19970415009139I: Beech F33A, Ashland/Linvill, AL, April 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1997, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ashland/Linvill, AL
- Airport: Ashland/Linville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2699° N, 85.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2699&lon=-85.8337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1559L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1559L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 102 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970415009139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 15, 1997, AT 0815 N1559L STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL FOR A FLIGHT (VFR) FROM LINVILLE, AL TO BIRMINGHAM, AL. DURING TAKEOFF AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50 MPH A DEER DARTED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND WAS STRUCK BY N1559L. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, BOTTOM SIDE OF COWL AND A TRANSPONDER MAST. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N1559L (1)

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

- [Incident 20150530009809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530009809I), May 30, 2015: Beech F33A (N1559L), Temple, TX, Minor damage. Pilot was on routine pleasure flight. When he prepared to return to the airport ktpl (Temple, Texas) pilot lowered the landing gear, only the right main and…

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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