# NTSB BFO87DID01: Piper PA-28RT-201, N3005V, Lynchburg, VA, October 4, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1986, 21:43 local (Oct 4, 1986, 01:43 UTC)
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO87DID01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11264/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - animal(s) (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DEER. THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE HAD ACCELERATED TO 50 KTS & WAS ABOUT 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY WHEN THE DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3005V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3005V-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N 28R-7918081, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201 (PA-28RT-20)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27R791081
- Airframe hours: 2289
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David E. Locke
- Registered owner: Virginia Aviation Resources,
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, July 25, 1986, 49 hours before
- Destination: W10, MANASSAS, VA
- Airport: LYH, Lynchburb Muni, runway 3, 5,799 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 2,860 total, 260 in this make and model, 2,678 as pilot in command, 155 in the last 90 days, 55 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LYH, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861003047639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003047639A), Oct 3, 1986: Piper PA28RT201, Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a deer on the runway during takeoff.

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.

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