Piper PA-28-140 N9621W
10 September 2004 · Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2004 at about 02:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N9621W was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- East Cooper (8S5)
- Coordinates
- 32.8978, -79.7828
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N9621W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount Pleasant → Mount Pleasant
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ATL04CA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Ground collision with an animal (deer) during an attempted takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During takeoff, at approximately 60 knots, a deer crossed the takeoff path of the airplane and struck the airplane. The pilot reduced the power to idle and exited off the active runway onto a taxiway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing spar was damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | IATA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hurdland, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-28-140 | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Flight Training Adventure Camps | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2004 | Diamond DA40-180 | Pelzer, South Carolina, United States | Harry Moore | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft BE-P35 | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 2004 | North American HARVARD II T-6 | Leesville, South Carolina, United States | T-6 LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Apr 2004 | Cessna 172N | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Avion Air Academy | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2004 | Smith AEROSTAR 601P | Johns Island, South Carolina, United States | Paul C. Evans (president Aero Dreams, LLC) | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Feb 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |