# Accident 20200929016269A: Cessna 172R, September 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2020, 22:30 local time
- Airport: Higginsville Industrial Munici
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CMXS
- Location: 39.0723° N, 93.6773° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0723&lon=-93.6773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200929016269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS COMPLETING SOLO WORK AS PART OF HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM. WHILE OPERATING UNDER NIGHT VFR, HE BEGAN IS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM KHIG (HIGGINSVILLE, MO). JUST AS HE ROTATED, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER. PILOT RECOVERED AIRCRAFT, ABORTED TAKEOFF, AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.

## 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 CEN20LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA429), Sep 30, 2020: Cessna 172 (N461CM), Higginsville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during takeoff at night.

## Other reports on N461CM (2)

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

- [Incident 20250116001619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250116001619I), Jan 16, 2025: Cessna 172R (N461CM), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Commercial student was on a solo lesson to do night takeoffs and landings at a control towered airport. On the 3rd touch and go, the pilot rapidly added power…
- [Incident 20240607010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607010629I), Jun 7, 2024: Cessna 172R (N461CM), Warrensburg, MO, Minor damage. Student pilot on first solo flight landing. Aircraft landed runway 19. After touchdown, aircraft bounced, lost directional control, and departed runway to the…

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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