# NTSB CHI81DEM39: Cessna 150, N5842G, East Lansing, MI, August 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1981
- Place: East Lansing, MI · EAST LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7489° N, 84.4824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7489&lon=-84.4824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM39

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5842G-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 15071342, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis

## 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 19810825051259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825051259A), Aug 25, 1981: Cessna 150K, Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Struck a deer on runway during a night practice landing. Deer ran in front of landing aircraft.

## Other investigations on N5842G (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 CHI92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA083), Jan 26, 1992: Cessna 150 (N5842G), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, HIS LACK OF TOTAL…

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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