What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/8/16, at 1510 MST, a Stinson 108-3, N955C, registered to the pilot taxied to runway 16 at Red Lodge, MT (red) and performed the engine runup. During the takeoff roll with a 12 mph left quartering crosswind off the nose he raised the tail at which time a deer appeared on the left. He swerved to the right in an attempt to miss the deer. The deer impacted the empennage on the left side. During the recovery, he ground looped the aircraft and came to rest upside down on the east side of the runway in the grass. The PIC had an estmated 200 departures from this airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircarft was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant was unijured.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/8/16, AT 1510 MST, A STINSON 108-3, N955C, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 16 AT RED LODGE, MT (RED) AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUNUP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL WITH A 12 MPH LEFT QUARTERING CROSSWIND OFF THE NOSE HE RAISED THE TAIL AT WHICH TIME A DEER APPEARED ON THE LEFT. HE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS THE DEER. THE DEER IMPACTED THE EMPENNAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE. DURING THE RECOVERY, HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE PIC HAD AN ESTMATED 200 DEPARTURES FROM THIS AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCARFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNIJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.