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ATL85LA076

1985-01-06 · WINSTON SALEM, North Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport INT

Current FAA registration · N66KA

Make / Model
BEECH C90
Engine
AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES (904 hp)
Seats / Engines
9 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20011208
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8B2C2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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