North Flight fixed-wing aircraft strikes deer while landing at Beaver Island, 2005

Also North Flight fixed-wing deer strike Beaver Island 2005 · Beaver Island airport deer collision August 2005

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TypeEvent

Date2005-08-31

Withinplace/beaver-island-airport

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2005-08-31
Kind: Aviation incident
Where: place/beaver-island-airport
Carried out by: organization/north-flight-air-division
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: aviationemergency-servicestransportation
Within: place/beaver-island-airport

Summary

North Flight reported that one of its fixed-wing aircraft struck a deer while landing at Beaver Island in late August 2005. The report said damage was minimal and no one was injured, and thanked local helpers and Island Airways.

Evidence limits

This is a first-party operational account, but it does not preserve an official incident report, aircraft identity, or exact date.

Sources

Carol Smith, North Flight Air Division, “North Flight Fixed Wing,” Beaver Island Forum, September 20, 2005.
The North Flight manager reported a late-August deer strike during landing, minimal damage, and no injuries, and thanked local helpers and Island Airways. The post does not preserve an incident report, aircraft identity, or exact date.
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Beaver Island Archive, “North Flight fixed-wing aircraft strikes deer while landing at Beaver Island, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-north-flight-deer-strike-2005/, accessed [date], citing Carol Smith, North Flight Air Division, “North Flight Fixed Wing,” Beaver Island Forum, September 20, 2005..

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