# Accident 20040223003569A: Cessna 172N, Youngstown, OH, February 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2004, 19:32 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9617° N, 80.6772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9617&lon=-80.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738EK-2012-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040223003569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT ATTACHED. WE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AT ELSER AIRPORT AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: 1) RIGHT FLAP BENT - PROBABLE INITIAL IMPACT WITH DEER. 2) RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OUTER 1/3 SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM IMPACT WITH DEER WITH CONTINUING DAMAGE TO AFT SECTION OF TAIL FROM 12" FORWARD OF STABILIZER ON BOTH SIDES OF STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER AFTER LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA076), Feb 23, 2004: Cessna 172N (N738EK), Youngstown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer while landing.

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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