# Accident 20080705841839A: Mooney M20K, Howell, MI, July 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2008, 20:30 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Spencer J. H
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6294° N, 83.9822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6294&lon=-83.9822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,853 total, 900 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080705841839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 13 AT KOZW, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS A MALE WHITETAIL DEER RAN INTO PATH OF AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK WITH PROP AND LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI08CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA178), Jul 6, 2008: Mooney M20K (N252EM), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a deer during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the dusk light condition.

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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