Probable cause
The airplane's collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that after the airplane touched down he saw a deer on the runway. There was not enough room to perform an aborted landing so he applied full brakes. After impacting the deer with the right wing, which resulted in substantial damage, the airplane veered off the runway and down an embankment. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14CA060 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 2, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Placerville, California
- Nearest airport
- Placerville (PVF)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech G35
- N-number
- N145WP
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1955
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.