Piper PA-28-201T N8088E
22 October 2023 · Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 2023 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-201T registered N8088E was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Pleasant Municipal (MOP)
- Coordinates
- 43.6214, -84.7409
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-201T
- Registration
- N8088E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lapeer → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN24LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while landing, a deer ran in front of the airplane from the left side. The pilot was unable to avoid the collision, and the deer struck the left wing, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2023 | Piper PA-28-140 | Paris, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 19 Mar 2023 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sanford, North Carolina, United States | Air Therapy LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ritchfield, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2023 | Piper PA-28-161 | Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States | Metro Aircraft Co | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Piper PA-28-180 | Dawsonville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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