- Date
- January 6, 1985, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Winston Salem, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N66KABeech C90
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850106021599A
- Case key
- 6733
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Analysis
During takeoff roll, at rotation, acft contacted a large dog which was on the rwy. Plt had good visibility except for light condition. Acdt occurred at night. Arpt perimeter is fenced but there are many gates, some of which remain open at night. Many dogs reportedly run free on the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66KA
- Reported as
- Beech C90
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LJ-582
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Screaming Eagle Air Ltd Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- INT · Winston Salem, NC
- Airport
- INT · Smith Reynolds, runway 33, 6,655 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,018 total · 19 in this make and model · 2,796 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N66KA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.