# NTSB BFO87LA010: Beech BE-55, N42P, Beckley, WV, November 19, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 19, 1986, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Coordinates: 37.779693, -81.180389 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7797&lon=-81.1804&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): 11299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO87LA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11299/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA010

## 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
  - clearance - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42P), registered now, S/N TC-2244, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-55
- Registry model: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4C2244
- Airframe hours: 4021
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861119060039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861119060039A), Nov 19, 1986: Beech 95B55, Beckley, WV, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a deer on the runway during a dusk takeoff. Pilot safely aborted.

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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