Plane Crash List

Williams Glenn RV 8A N81GW

10 November 2014 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 November 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Williams Glenn RV 8A registered N81GW, operated by Wolfepack Aviation Group LLC, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, 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 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Bulverde Airpark (1T8)
Coordinates
29.7239, -98.4511
Aircraft
Williams Glenn RV 8A
Registration
N81GW
Category
Airplane
Year built
2010
Engines
1
Operator
Wolfepack Aviation Group LLC
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Antonio → San Antonio
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
CEN15CA086

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

Unintentional collision with a deer at night.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was making a night landing in visual meteorological conditions. During the rollout, a deer ran across the runway and was struck by the airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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