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ATL84LA010

1983-10-02 · PARKERSBURG, West Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DEER DURING CLIMBOUT ON A NIGHT TRAINING MISSION. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT THE NIGHT WAS DARK. THE CFI SAID THEY WERE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER COMPLETING A LANDING AND DURING CLIMBOUT THE ACFT STRUCK A DEER. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE EMPENNAGE AREA. THE ACFT WAS LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84LA010.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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