Cessna 172F N5440R
18 December 1994 · Carrollton, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1994 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5440R, operated by Watson, Tracy S., was involved in an accident near Carrollton, 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carrollton, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Georgia Regional (CTJ)
- Coordinates
- 33.5801, -85.0699
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N5440R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Watson, Tracy S.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Villa Rica → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL95LA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT COLLISION WITH TREES, ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEER THAT CROSSED THE TAXIWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE DEER, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY INTO A STAND OF TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172A | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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