ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352408
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| Date: | Sunday 24 October 1999 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Duffy's Aircraft Sales |
| Registration: | N4776E |
| MSN: | 17271641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crandon, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (Y55) |
| Phillips, WI (KPBH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported seeing one deer cross the runway during his night takeoff roll. Shortly thereafter, another deer ran onto the runway and contacted the right main landing gear on the airplane. The pilot continued the takeoff and flew around trying to assess the damage on the airplane. He then returned to the airport and made an uneventful landing. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed damage to the right main landing gear and the right horizontal stabilizer.
Probable Cause: the deer that ran out onto the runway and collided with the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the night lighting conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA021
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1996 | N4776E | Vernon D'arley Mock | 0 | Newry, PA | |
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| 26 December 2015 | N4776E | Jacobs Flight Services, LLC | 0 | Punta Gorda, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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