Piper PA-28-180 N32426

Summary

On 21 June 2024 at about 03:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N32426 was involved in an accident near Crete, Nebraska, 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

21 June 2024 at 03:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Crete, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Crete Muni (CEK)

Coordinates

40.6184, -96.9257

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N32426

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beatrice → Crete

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN24LA235

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during a touch-and-go landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff phase of a night touch-and-go landing, a deer ran out across the runway from right to left. The airplane collided with the deer and the pilot rejected the takeoff. The right wing and forward fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.