CHI81DEM39

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · East Lansing, MI · August 25, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1981
Place
East Lansing, MI · EAST LANSING, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5842GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810825051259A
Case key
125057

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1712  81/8/25    EAST LANSING,MI     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2140
        TIME - 2115                    N5842G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 840 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MI                  EAST LANSING,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- DEER RAN INTO PATH OF ACFT DRG NGT LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5842G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Davis

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Other investigations on N5842G · 1

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