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LAX87LA060

1986-12-08 · MICHIGAN BAR, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RIU

Current FAA registration · N5808Q

Make / Model
MOONEY M20C
Year of manufacture
1965 · 21 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650706
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A77967

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE FLARE, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, A DEER RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS NO TIME TO AVOID AN IMPACT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX87LA060.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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