# NTSB OAK79DVG42: Cessna 172, N6167E, Placerville, CA, May 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1979
- Place: Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.7311° N, 120.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placerville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7311&lon=-120.7977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916  79/5/24    PLACERVILLE,CA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0910                    N6167E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 60, 8035 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLACERVILLE,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DEER RAN INTO ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6167E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6167E), registered now, S/N 15059791 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Placerville

## 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 19790524010569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524010569A), May 24, 1979: Cessna 172, Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. A deer ran into the side of the airplane during touch and go landing. Instructor made a go-around. Landed safely.

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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