Greater Kankakee Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Saturday, August 17, 2013 20:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane struck a deer as it was rotated for liftoff. There is a fence surrounding the airport, but it does not meet FAA's recommendation of being at least 10 feet high.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The airplane struck a deer during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the perimeter fence being less than FAA's recommended 10 feet high.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/17/2013
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 2030
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Kankakee
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60901
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 410417N
Event Location Longitude 0875047W
Event Location Airport Greater Kankakee
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KIKK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 630
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 2030 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID kikk
Elevation of weather observation facility 630
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 60
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.18
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32297
NTSB Notification Source Pilot
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 19 2013 2:05PM
User who most recently changed record scoa
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5148A
NTSB Number CEN13CA495
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 28148
Certified Max Gross Weight 2200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 10 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 3
Airframe Hours 2505
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Robert E. Kachergius
Aircraft Owner Street Address On File
Aircraft Owner City Orland Park
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60448
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Edward J. Turner III
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address On File
Operator City Mokena
Operator State IL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 60448
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code KIKK
Departure City Kankakee
Departure State IL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 2030
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KIKK
Destination City Kankakee
Destination State IL
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 19 2013 2:05PM
User who most recently changed record scoa
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 04
Runway Length 5979
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --