# NTSB Accident CHI06CA179
> **Aviat A-1** · 2006-07-06 · Watervliet, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06CA179
- **Event ID:** 20060809X01130
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-06
- **Location:** Watervliet, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.193611, -86.260276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aviat
- **Model:** A-1
- **Registration:** N70HU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The presence of the deer on the runway which resulted in the pilot taking evasive action leading to the nose-over.  A factor was the excessive braking by the pilot.

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