# Accident 20240530006039A: Cessna 150F, Fayetteville, TN, May 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2024, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, TN
- Airport: Fayetteville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0000° N, 86.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-86.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8536G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8536G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240530006039A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TRAINING TAKING PLACE AT KFYM AT TWILIGHT. DEER WERE FEEDING ON THE AIRFIELD AND RAN TOWARD THE RUNWAY AFTER POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF ROLL. TRAINER TOOK OVER CONTROLS AND AVOIDED DIRECT HEAD ON IMPACT WITH DEER AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMED DUE TO IMPACT WITH DEER. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR NOR TRAINEE WERE INJURED. IMPACT WAS FATAL FOR DEER. INSPECTION OF INSTALLED FENCING AROUND AIRPORT FOUND NO ISSUES.

## 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 ERA24LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA234), May 31, 2024: Cessna 150 (N8536G), Fayetteville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a 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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