# Accident 20130817015099A: Cessna 172, Kankakee, IL, August 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2013, 20:30 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0714° N, 87.8464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0714&lon=-87.8464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5148A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5148A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,055 total, 420 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA495) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130817015099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT STOP AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 4 AT GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT.  AS HE WAS ROTATING ON TAKEOFF, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE PROPELLER DECAPITATED THE DEER.  THE BODY IMPACTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE HEAD IMPACTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN13CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA495), Aug 18, 2013: Cessna 172 (N5148A), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane struck a deer during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the perimeter fence being less than FAA's recommended 10 feet high.

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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