Beechcraft A45 N45GS

Summary

On 29 September 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft A45 registered N45GS, operated by J. Georges Sulmers, was involved in an accident near Eatonton, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 September 2001 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eatonton, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Sebastion Cove (32GA)

Coordinates

33.3264, -83.3892

Aircraft

Beechcraft A45

Registration

N45GS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

J. Georges Sulmers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eatonton → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA01LA233

Nobody was injured.

The inadvertent sliding of the airplane on tall grass when the pilot aborted takeoff and the swerved the airplane to the left of the runway to avoid deer which had walked onto the runway, resulting in the airplanes left wing contacting a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during takeoff to the east, he observed three deer crossing the runway in front of him. He aborted the takeoff and simultaneously swerved to the left to avoid contact with the deer. There was tall grass along the side of the runway and the airplane began to slide on the tall grass. The left wing of the airplane then impacted a 6 to 8 inch tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.