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Event FTW84LA348

1984-08-07 DEL RIO, Texas, United States Airport · DRT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

JUST AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE FOURTH TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE PLT HEARD AND FELT AN IMPACT. CONTINUING CLIMBOUT, HE OBSERVED A DEER CARCASS ON THE RUNWAY. A SUBSEQUENT UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP LNDG WAS MADE BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HAD BEEN INCURRED IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT. PLT STATED THAT HE HAD SIGHTED A DEER RUNNING AWAY FROM THE ACFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AT ROTATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA348.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.