- Date
- October 2, 1983, 22:10 local (Oct 3, 1983, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N63666Cessna C-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831002052529A
- Case key
- 6361
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Analysis
The acft collided with a deer during climbout on a night training mission. The weather was VMC but the night was dark. The CFI said they were doing touch and go landings. After completing a landing and during climbout the acft struck a deer. The acft was damaged in the empennage area. The acft was landed straight ahead without any further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63666
- Reported as
- Cessna C-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077467
- Airframe hours
- 1,850
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter D. Mercer
- Registered owner
- Paul D. Shingleton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 138 hours before
- Departed
- Parkersburg, WV
- Airport
- PKB · Parkersburg, runway 10, 4,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 100 in this make and model · 3,070 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PKB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N63666 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.