NTSB DEN89IA071 — 1989-01-30 · LANDER, Wyoming, United States

Current FAA registration · N87CH

Make / Model: BEECH E-90
Year of manufacture: 1972 · 17 years old at event
Engine: U/A CANADA PT6A-27-28 (680 hp)
Seats / Engines: 10 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19720906
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ABF437

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N87CH Beech E90 None

Probable cause & findings

DEER ON THE RUNWAY.

Factual narrative

ACFT WAS ON A MEDIVAC FLT AND WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 03 AT LANDER, WY. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PLT SAW TWO DEER RUNNING ACROSS RWY AND ROTATED ACFT ABRUPTLY TO AVOID COLLISION. HE FELT 'MODERATE' IMPACT. AFTER DETERMINING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED, PLT DIVERTED TO CASPER, WY, WHERE THERE WAS LONGER, WIDER RWYS AND CFR FACILITIES. AFTER BURNING OFF EXCESS FUEL, PLT MADE INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING. ACFT WAS EVACUATED IN 40 SEC. POST ACC INVESTIGATION REVEALED PARTS OF THE LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR AND TWO DEAD DEER ON THE TAKEOFF RWY AT LANDER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_DEN89IA071.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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