# Accident 20121024024129A: Cessna 150, Carrollton, OH, October 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2012, 19:20 local time
- Place: Carrollton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5614° N, 81.0781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5614&lon=-81.0781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5978E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5978E-2013-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024024129A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF JUST AS THE PILOT BEGAN TO INITIATE ROTATION, TWO DEER STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS CAUSED THE PIC TO STOP ROTATION AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND UNTIL STOPPED.

## 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 CEN13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA031), Oct 24, 2012: Cessna 150 (N5978E), Carrollton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with two deer during the takeoff roll.

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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