# Accident 19970527011979A: Cessna 152, Payson, AZ, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997, 00:45 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1902° N, 111.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1902&lon=-111.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527011979A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AN ELK LANDING AT NIGHT. ELK RAN IN FRONT OF PLANE ON LANDING ROLL. WILL BUILD HIGHER FENCE KEEP ELK OUT.

## 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 LAX97LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA191), May 27, 1997: Cessna 152 (N757HE), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: an animal (elk) on the runway. Factors associated with the accident included: darkness, the pilot's inability to see the animal in sufficient time to avoid a collision, and the lack of a taller fence…

## Other reports on N757HE (1)

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

- [Incident 20240824018069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240824018069I), Aug 24, 2024: Cessna 152 (N757HE), Janesville, WI, Minor damage. Pilot stated that while taxiing in to the restaurant at kjvl that she struck a pole while spinning the aircraft to park. As she made a turn to the east the sun…

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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