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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Ridgeland, SC · September 8, 1979

Date
September 8, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Airport
Ridgeland
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5343H
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLG31
Reported as
Piper PA16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
132 total22 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot turned to miss a deer on landing; lost directional control. No recent time in this type aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT TURNED TO MISS A DEER ON LANDING; LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. NO RECENT TIME IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.