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NYC87LA035

1986-11-14 · ITHACA, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT OF THE LANDING CESSNA 185 SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER THAT WAS CROSSING THE RUNWAY AT NIGHT. THE LEFT WING TIP AND ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, IT WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC87LA035.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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