ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311702
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 2020 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Majestic Air LLC |
| Registration: | N79300 |
| MSN: | 17258029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4412 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Rapids, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Big Rapids, MI |
| Lakeview, MI (13C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot reported that the pilot was taking off following a night touch and go landing when he and the pilot heard a loud thump and the airplane yawed strongly to the left. The instructor pilot took control of the airplane, continued the takeoff, brought the airplane back to the airport, and landed uneventfully. As the instructor pilot was taxiing the airplane to the ramp, both he and the pilot saw several deer adjacent to the runway. A postaccident examination revealed the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator, and aft fuselage. The following morning a 100-pound deceased deer was found about 80 yards south of the departure runway. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The damage the airplane sustained was consistent with a deer strike.
Probable Cause: The airplane's impact with a deer during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA431
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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