- Date
- November 19, 1986, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Beckley, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N42PBeech BE-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861119060039A
- Case key
- 11299
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that before takeoff he did not see anything on the rwy. The landing and taxi lights on the acft were on for the takeoff. During the takeoff roll when the acft was almost at takeoff speed the plt heard a loud bang followedby the acft yawing to the right. The takeoff was aborted and afterwards the plt saw that the right wing was damaged. He was unaware as to what he had hit until later when he saw a deer lying on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42P
- Reported as
- Beech BE-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4C2244
- Airframe hours
- 4,021
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Executive Air Terminal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 10, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Destination
- CRW · Charleston, WV
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BKW · Raleigh Co. Mem., runway 1, 6,750 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,775 total · 600 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.