31.5545° N, 110.3037° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sierra Vista, AZ, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1981 · 19:50 local
Place
Sierra Vista, AZ
Airport
Fort Huachua
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CSHA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9524C
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total45 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A group of deer ran in front of the taxiing aircraft, one ran into a prop. No aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
A GROUP OF DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT, ONE RAN INTO A PROP. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.