# Accident 20010929027569A: Beech A45, Eatonton, GA, September 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Eatonton, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3264° N, 83.3892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3264&lon=-83.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929027569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SULMERS REPORTED THAT SATURDAY 09/29/2001 AROUND 7:00 PM EASTERN TIME HE WAS DEPARTING SEBASTIAN COVE AIRPORT, A GRASS AIR STRIP, IN HIS T-34 (N45GS) WHEN SOME DEER RAN IN FRONT OF HIM. MR. SULMERS TRY TO ABORT AND THE AIRPLANE FELT AS IF IT ACCELERATED AND WENT LEFT OFF THE CUT GRASS. THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND BROKE TWO LEADING EDGE RIBS, TORE THE METAL SKIN BACK ABOUT 18 INCHES AND BENT THE SPAR.

## 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 MIA01LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA233), Sep 29, 2001: Beech A45 (N45GS), Eatonton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent sliding of the airplane on tall grass when the pilot aborted takeoff and the swerved the airplane to the left of the runway to avoid deer which had walked onto the runway, resulting…

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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