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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event SEA06CA180

2006-09-11 Cedar City, Utah, United States Airport · CDC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2153R

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH B36TC

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19920909

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1CEE6

Registrant of record

ORTON STERLING

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

Inadvertent collision with a deer during takeoff. A contributing factor was night conditions.

Factual narrative

On September 11, 2006, at 2048 mountain daylight time, a Beech B36TC, N2153R, sustained substantial damage after colliding with a deer during the takeoff roll at the Cedar City Regional Airport, Cedar City, Utah. The pilot/operator of the airplane intended to depart Cedar City and conduct a visual flight rules (VFR) night flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. In a written statement dated September 20, the pilot reported that the airplane collided with a deer during the takeoff roll on runway 2. The pilot reported that after colliding with the deer, he aborted the takeoff and taxied back to a hanger facility without further incident. In a written statement the pilot reported that the airplane collided with a deer during the takeoff roll on runway 2. The pilot reported that after colliding with the deer, he aborted the takeoff and taxied back to a hanger facility without further incident. The accident occurred after sunset. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_SEA06CA180.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.