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Date
August 20, 2007 · 21:15 local
Place
Benton Harbor, MI
Airport
Southwest Michigan Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N287MC
Reported as
Cessna 650
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was departing runway 09 at beh airport around 21:15 local time when it struck a deer crossing the runway. Inspection revealed that only minor damage occurred to the aircraft. No injuries to flight crew or passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 09 AT BEH AIRPORT AROUND 21:15 LOCAL TIME WHEN IT STRUCK A DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ONLY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO FLIGHT CREW OR PASSENGERS.