Piper PA-32-260 N3534W
6 June 2011 · Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2011 at about 01:05 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3534W was involved in an accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma, 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 01:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hefner-Easley Airport (LH68)
- Coordinates
- 35.9625, -95.3417
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N3534W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ketchum → Wagoner
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA378
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane's collision with a deer during the landing flare and touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing flare and touchdown, two deer ran onto the runway. The airplane struck one deer separating the nose landing gear. The nose of the airplane settled to the runway and the airplane skid for an additional 500 feet before coming to a stop. An examination of the airframe revealed that the firewall was wrinkled. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the impact with the deer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2011 | Piper PA-32-301 | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-32-260 | St. Ignace, Michigan, United States | Great Lakes Air Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jan 2011 | Piper PA-32-300 | Platinum, Alaska, United States | Alaska Island Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-32-260 | Bolivar, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-32-260 | Bryan, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 31 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-32-260 | Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States | Sam Pfeiffer, Jr. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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