Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 180 N2738K

17 April 1993 · Jonesboro, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 April 1993 at about 16:33 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2738K was involved in an accident near Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Jonesboro, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
South Expressway (9A7)
Coordinates
33.5198, -84.3498
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N2738K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
McDonough → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL93LA076

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt and excessive swerve to avoid a deer on the runway. A factor was the strong crosswind that precluded the pilot's directional control recovery.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING THE AIRPLANE IN A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, A DEER DARTED ACROSS THE RUNWAY, FROM THE RIGHT. HE SWERVED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE DEER, AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE LEFT WING DRAGGED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER WHEN IT ROLLED INTO A SHALLOW, WIDE DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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All 2,729 records for this type

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