NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL91LA011
Registry · N67448
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1978 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780419
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8ED99
Registrant of record
CLASSEN LINDA
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PROPABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RUNWAY INCURSION BY THE DEER DURING THE PILOT'S TAKEOFF ROLL.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE NOTICED FOUR DEER APPROACHING THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT. THREE OF THE DEER STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER, THE FOURTH DEER BEGAN TO RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE. THE DEER COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_ATL91LA011.txt.
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- SKYbrary (Eurocontrol) 2023 · SKYbrary article
Runway Incursion — SKYbrary Knowledge Base
SKYbrary runway incursion review — taxonomy (operational error, vehicle/pedestrian, pilot deviation), severity categories A-D, mitigation technologies (ASDE-X, ASSC, RAAS, RIAAS).
- Semantic Scholar 2023 · Article (Future Transportation)
Investigating Runway Incursion Incidents at United States Airports
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the number of runway incursions is increasing. Over the last two decades, the number of runway incursions at U.S.
- FAA-affiliated R&D (MITRE / Volpe / FAA Tech Center) 2022 · MITRE risk analysis
Runway Incursion Prevention Systems — Surface Domain Risk Analysis
MITRE risk analysis of runway-incursion prevention systems (RIPS) — ASDE-X / ASSC + Airport Surface Detection Equipment performance characterization. Findings drove FAA Surface Safety Action Plan.
- Semantic Scholar 2020 · Article (Journal of Physics: Conference Series)
Comparison of Detection Technology for Runway Incursion Prevention in Airport Hot Spot
The prevention of runway incursion in hot spot of airports has always been one of the research hot spots in the field of international civil aviation.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Analysis of Runway Incursion Trends: Implications for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mitigation Investments
This causal-comparative and correlation study investigated the costs of runway incursion safety improvements in relation to their effectiveness to assess potential aviation system benefits.Two airport…
- Semantic Scholar 2020 · Article
Analysis of Runway Incursion Trends: Implications for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mitigation Investments
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