# Accident 19840821042249A: Cessna 150D, Parkersburg, WV, August 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1984, 22:10 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2607° N, 81.5410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2607&lon=-81.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4278U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821042249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH A DEER ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE NIGHT DUAL SESSION. ELECTRIC FENCE WAS THEN INSTALLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA265), Aug 22, 1984: Cessna 150D (N4278U), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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