NTSB

Probable cause: The pilot’s incorrect pitch control and premature landing gear retraction during the initial climb.

Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer during the landing roll.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain appropriate training in the airplane before flying solo.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid transmission wires.

Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to verify that the parking brake was disengaged before landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Probable cause: The failure of the right rudder cable and subsequent loss of directional control during landing.

Probable cause: The other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane landing in the opposite direction on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s failure to use the correct runway call sign in his radio communications.