# Incident 19841017059139I: Mtsbsi MU2*, Buffalo, NY, October 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1984, 23:06 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23CD-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,630 total, 290 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841017059139I

## Narrative

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

A DEER RAN INTO THE LEFT PROP WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. UNSEEN BY PILOT WHO WAS ALERTED BY CARCUS HITTING FUSELAGE

## Other reports on N23CD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851016052519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016052519A), Oct 16, 1985: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N23CD), El Paso, TX, Destroyed. Struck a cloud obscured mountainside while trying to land. Had cancelled IFR but reentered clouds while circling.

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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