# Incident 19790416023069I: Cessna 172, Williamston, NC, April 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Williamston, NC
- Airport: Martin Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8622° N, 77.1782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTIN COUNTY (MCZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8622&lon=-77.1782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2765U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2765U-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416023069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEER RAN INTO THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING ROLL. MINOR DAMAGE TO HORIZONAL STABILIZER.

## Other reports on N2765U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851001048369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851001048369A), Oct 1, 1985: Cessna 172D (N2765U), Chapel Hill, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Retracted flaps and maintained nose high attitude during climbout. Struck trees, powerlines, impacted ground.
- [Accident 19760210003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760210003409A), Feb 10, 1976: Cessna 172D (N2765U), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Lndd in a mall parking lot.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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