Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A N717JR
8 June 2013 · Vinton, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 2013 at about 17:30 local time, a Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A registered N717JR was involved in an accident near Vinton, Iowa, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vinton, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vinton Veterans Memorial (VTI)
- Coordinates
- 42.2178, -92.0222
- Aircraft
- Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A
- Registration
- N717JR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Iowa City → Vinton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA337
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The 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
According to the pilot, during a day landing at a non-tower-controlled airport, the airplane had just touched down and was traveling at about 60 mph when the pilot saw four deer running across the runway. He reported that he had no time to react and could not avoid hitting one of the deer. The collision resulted in a rupture of the fuel cell in the wing, and substantial damage to the wing spar, engine compartment firewall, and lower fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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