- Date
- June 30, 1987, 21:30 local (Jul 1, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jenison, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N757UTCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870630029309A
- Case key
- 13786
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On takeoff roll, while practicing touch and go landings, the training flight collided with a deer. The instructor reported that after landing, full power was applied for takeoff and during rotation, a deer ran onto the runway and collided with the left side of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757UT
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280020
- Airframe hours
- 4,252
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Northern Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 27, 1987
- Departed
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport
- 08C · Riverview, runway 32, 3,010 × 46 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
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 811 total · 593 in this make and model · 640 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.