Pinckneyville, IL, USA
N9478E
Cessna 172N
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The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a deer while landing. The pilot stated: "As I landed . . . a deer struck my right horizontal stabilizer [causing] structural damage on the right stabilizer." Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was not injured.
Presence of a deer on the runway resulting in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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