NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA91LA176
Registry · N231AS
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MOONEY M20K
Year of manufacture
1979 · 12 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790406
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A20C48
Registrant of record
SKOUSEN JOEL M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH AN ANIMAL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A DARK NIGHT CONDITION.
Factual narrative
DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A DARK NIGHT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DEER THAT HAD WALKED ONTO THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_SEA91LA176.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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