NTSB BFO87LA010 — 1986-11-19 · BECKLEY, West Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N42P

Make / Model: BEECH B-55
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 7 years old at event
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19790531
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4FA8B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N42P Beech BE-55 None

Factual narrative

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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_BFO87LA010.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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