# NTSB ATL84LA010: Cessna C-150, N63666, Parkersburg, WV, October 3, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1983, 22:10 local (Oct 3, 1983, 02:10 UTC)
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Coordinates: 39.259624, -81.539138 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2596&lon=-81.5391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6361/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA010

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63666-1997-09-20), registration cancelled 1997-09-20, S/N 15077467 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15077467
- Airframe hours: 1850
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831002052529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002052529A), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 150C, Parkersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Two deer ran into side of trainer during takeoff roll. Aborted and stopped on runway. Damaged horizontal stabilizer

## Other investigations on N63666 (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 MIA97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA140), Apr 18, 1997: Cessna 150M (N63666), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight crew's improper planning/decision, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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.

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