Cessna 172 N4972G

Summary

On 3 October 2020 at about 23:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4972G was involved in an accident near Hinckley, Minnesota, 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.

Date

3 October 2020 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Hinckley, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Field of Dreams Airport (04W)

Coordinates

46.0229, -92.8952

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4972G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moose Lake → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN21LA003

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s impact with deer while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Before landing, the pilot and flight instructor performed a mid-field transition over the runway and no wildlife were visible. The pilot receiving instruction reported that, during the landing roll on the runway, two deer impacted the airplane’s right forward fuselage and propeller. They maneuvered the airplane off the runway without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport manager/owner reported that since the airport was built 15 years ago, this was the first wildlife encounter with an aircraft. He stated that the airport did not have a perimeter fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.