Cessna 172 N461CM

Summary

On 30 September 2020 at about 03:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N461CM, operated by University of Central Missouri, was involved in an accident near Higginsville, Missouri, 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

30 September 2020 at 03:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Higginsville, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Higginsville Industrial Munici (KHIG)

Coordinates

39.0723, -93.6773

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N461CM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

University of Central Missouri

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Warrensburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN20LA429

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during takeoff at night.

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

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The pilot had just completed a full stop landing at night. During the subsequent takeoff roll, a deer collided with the left side of the airplane and became entangled in the wing strut. After the collision, the pilot stopped the airplane on the runway without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right side of the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.