Cessna 152 N757HE

Summary

On 27 May 1997 at about 07:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757HE, operated by Venture Aviation, was involved in an accident near Payson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 1997 at 07:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Payson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Payson (E69)

Coordinates

34.1902, -111.1699

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N757HE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Venture Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX97LA191

1 person had minor injuries.

an animal (elk) on the runway. Factors associated with the accident included: darkness, the pilot's inability to see the animal in sufficient time to avoid a collision, and the lack of a taller fence around the airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a night instructional flight, the flight instructor (CFI) had the student pilot divert to the Payson Airport. During the landing roll, an elk ran directly in front of the aircraft, and the pilots could not avoid hitting the animal. The airport had two previous occurrences of aircraft colliding with elk at night. The airport perimeter fence was 5 feet in height. The City Manager of Payson stated that the city had recently accepted a grant offer to begin the biding process and subsequent construction of an 8-foot wall around the airport property. He hoped to have the fence in place by the end of the calendar year.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.