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Piper PA-28-151 N6910F

17 January 2002 · Bessemer, Alabama, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 January 2002 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N6910F, operated by Bessemer Aviation, was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. 2 people were 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 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bessemer, Alabama, United States
Nearest airport
Bessemer (EKY)
Coordinates
33.3139, -86.9319
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-151
Registration
N6910F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Bessemer Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bessemer → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
ATL02LA040

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

On ground collision with an animal during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A Piper PA-28-151, collided with a deer, while conducting touch and go landings. During the instructional flight a deer ran across the runway from the right side of the airplane. The airplane collided with the deer on the leading edge of the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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