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MKC90LA093

1990-04-22 · EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FCM

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

COLLISION WITH ANIMAL, FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE LIGHT CONDITION, DUSK, AND REMEDIAL ACTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

Factual narrative

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, AT DUSK, A DEER RAN ACROSS THE PATH OF THE ACFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT WING WAS SHEARED OFF, WITH THE GEAR ATTACHED, AND THE ACFT CARTWHEELED TO A STOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MKC90LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.