Cessna 172 N5148A
18 August 2013 · Kankakee, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2013 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5148A, operated by Edward J. Turner III, was involved in an accident near Kankakee, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kankakee, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Kankakee (KIKK)
- Coordinates
- 41.0714, -87.8464
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5148A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edward J. Turner III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kankakee → Kankakee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA495
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The airplane struck a deer during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the perimeter fence being less than FAA's recommended 10 feet high.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane struck a deer as it was rotated for liftoff. There is a fence surrounding the airport, but it does not meet FAA's recommendation of being at least 10 feet high.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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