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BFO87DID01

1986-10-03 · LYNCHBURG, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LYH

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_BFO87DID01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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