Accident · 1997-05-27

NTSB case LAX97LA191 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N757HE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Venture Aviation Group, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): VENTURE AVIATION

Probable cause

an animal (elk) on the runway. Factors associated with the accident included: darkness, the pilot's inability to see the animal in sufficient time to avoid a collision, and the lack of a taller fence around the airport.

Source: NTSB case LAX97LA191

Flight 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.

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