# NTSB investigations, MI: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA320.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Howell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 13, 2026 · N942RM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN26LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA291.md): Vans RV8 · Linden, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2026 · N412CV · Substantial damage
  > The collision with a deer during touch-and-go landings.
- [NTSB CEN25LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA294.md): Cirrus SR22 · Stanwood, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2025 · N627WT · Substantial damage
  > The collision with a deer during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN24LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA023.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Mount Pleasant, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2023 · N8088E · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA052.md): Cirrus Design SR20 · Marshall, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 20, 2021 · N22WU · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a deer during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN20LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA431.md): Cessna 172 · Big Rapids, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2020 · N79300 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a deer during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA18CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA155.md): Learjet 31 · Mount Pleasant, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2018 · N500MP · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with deer during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA16CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA346.md): Cessna 172 · Flushing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2016 · N21553 · Substantial damage
  > The collision with a deer during touchdown of a night landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA15CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA163.md): Gates Learjet 35A · Grosse Ile, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2015 · N640BA · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's collision with a deer on the unfenced runway during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident is the airport's failure to establish a continuous fence between the runway and the nature conservancy.
- [NTSB CEN15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA013.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 10, 2014 · N2817X · Substantial damage
  > The collision with a deer during a night takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN14CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA026.md): Cessna 310R · Onaway, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2013 · N9757N · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent collision with a deer during landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA419.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Ray Township, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2012 · N26181 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN11CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA025.md): Cessna 182Q · Sparta, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2010 · N759BJ · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent collision with a deer during a night takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI08CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA178.md): Mooney M20K · Howell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2008 · N252EM · Substantial damage
  > The collision with a deer during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the dusk light condition.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '310' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence?state=MI

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