ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366005
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 1990 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N67448 |
| MSN: | 15281840 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235L-2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Centerville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE NOTICED FOUR DEER APPROACHING THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT. THREE OF THE DEER STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER, THE FOURTH DEER BEGAN TO RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE. THE DEER COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PROPABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RUNWAY INCURSION BY THE DEER DURING THE PILOT'S TAKEOFF ROLL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA011
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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