# NTSB ATL91LA132: Boeing A75N1, N49964, Social Circle, GA, July 14, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1991, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Social Circle, GA
- Location: 33.6932° N, 83.6577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SLEEPY HOLLOW (18GA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6932&lon=-83.6577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL91LA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8436/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA132

## Probable cause

THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE STEEL POLE WHICH SUPPORTS THE WINDSOCK WHILE THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A DEER ON THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, landing - aborted
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - object - airport facility

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A DEER THAT CAME OUT OF A WOODED AREA ONTO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT SWERVED THE AIRPLANE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE STEEL POLE WHICH SUPPORTS THE WINDSOCK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49964](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49964-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N 75-351, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-351
- Airframe hours: 1467
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas, Charles S.
- Registered owner: Thomas, Charles S.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, October 9, 1990, 15 hours before
- Departed: 18GA, SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA
- Airport: 18GA, Sleepy Hollow, runway 34, 2,600 × 22 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 20,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 11,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PDK, 35 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910714027149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027149A), Jul 14, 1991: Boeing A75N1, Social Circle, GA, Substantial damage. Swerved to avoid a deer on runway. Struck windsock and ran into trees.

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.

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