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MKC86LA069

1986-03-17 · WARREN, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3M9

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTS THAT A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE ACFT DURING THE FLARE FOR A NIGHT LANDING. THE PROP HIT AND KILLED THE DEER AND THE NOSE GEAR AND BOTTOM OF THE ENG COMPARTMENT WERE DAMAGED. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT SAID HE SMELLED FUEL FUMES AND WHEN THE FRONT OF THE ACFT STARTED SLIDING ON THE RWY A FIRE DEVELOPED WHICH DESTROYED THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA069.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.