| Crash location | 37.977778°N, 89.360556°W |
| Nearest city | Pinckneyville, IL
38.080329°N, 89.382032°W 7.2 miles away |
| Tail number | N9478E |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 10 Feb 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
| Additional details: | None |
The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a deer while landing. The pilot stated: "As I landed . . . a deer struck my right horizontal stabilizer [causing] structural damage on the right stabilizer." Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was not injured.
Presence of a deer on the runway resulting in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.