# Accident 20000425037009A: Saab 340B, Hancock, MI, April 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2000, 07:50 local time
- Place: Hancock, MI
- Airport: Houghton County Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 47.1302° N, 88.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1302&lon=-88.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404XJ-2019-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000425037009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL DEER WERE OBSERVED APPROACHING THE RUNWAY. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DURING THE DECELERATION ONE OR TWO DEER WERE STRUCK BY THE #1 ENGINE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AND THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NEITHER PASSENGER OR CREW WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AT THE #1 ENGINE FIREWALL. COMPANY TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT 5200-7.

## 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 CHI00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA124), Apr 25, 2000: Saab-Scania SF-340B (N404XJ), Hancock, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the deer which ran onto the runway and were subsequently struck by the airplane.

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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