Cessna 172B N7619X

Summary

On 8 September 2013 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7619X, operated by Wilson Curtis E, was involved in an accident near Shellman Bluff, 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.

Date

8 September 2013 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Shellman Bluff, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle Neck (1GA0)

Coordinates

31.6394, -81.3289

Aircraft

Cessna 172B

Registration

N7619X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Wilson Curtis E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Daytona Beach → Shellman Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA414

Nobody was injured.

An inadvertent collision with a deer during landing.

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 at a private airport after a cross-country flight. During the landing flare, just prior to touchdown, a small deer ran onto the runway toward the airplane. The pilot increased engine power and attempted to climb; however, the deer struck and substantially damaged the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reduced engine power and subsequently landed on the runway without further incident. The pilot indicated that he did not experience any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.