Accident · 1997-10-29
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-10-29
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Learjet 35A (N62MB)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- WEST BEND AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WEST BEND AIR
Probable cause
a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the takeoff phase. A factor in this accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence to prevent deer from getting onto the runway.
Source: NTSB case CHI98LA026Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.