# Incident 19960630018919I: Cessna 172M, Bay Minette, AL, June 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1996, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Airport: Bay Minette Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8703° N, 87.8193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAY MINETTE MUNI (1R8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8703&lon=-87.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5121Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5121Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 125 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630018919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT 2200 CDST, N5121Q, LANDED AT BAY MINETTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BAY MINETTE, AL. WILLIAM PRICE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND OWNER OF THE CESSNA-172. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AND WAS HIT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS MINOR, LIMITED TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER AND WHEEL PANTS. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. FATAL TO THE DEER. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5121Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19820116003249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820116003249I), Jan 16, 1982: Cessna 172M (N5121Q), Lincoln, NE. Descending to land at Lincoln. Engine lost power. Landed in a milo field possible carburetor icing.

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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