Piper PA-28-181 N335BG

Summary

On 8 May 2025 at about 00:29 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N335BG was involved in an accident near Tiffin, Ohio, 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

8 May 2025 at 00:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Tiffin, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Seneca County Airport (16G)

Coordinates

41.0930, -83.2139

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N335BG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bowling Green → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA25LA206

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the purpose of the flight was for her student to practice an instrument approach procedure under visual flight rules. After completion of the approach and during the landing roll at dusk, she instructed the student to retract the flaps and apply full power for a touch-and-go. As the airplane accelerated during the takeoff roll, a deer appeared from their right and impacted the airplane. The flight crew aborted the takeoff and brought the airplane to a stop. The underside of the fuselage was substantially damaged as a result of the collision. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.