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CHI88LA025

1987-11-14 · MANITOWOC, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MTW

Current FAA registration · N47622

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture
1977 · 10 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770921
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5DA1D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PAX WERE ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE LOCAL, UNCONTROLLED ARPT. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION A DEER RAN ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE DEER. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI88LA025.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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