# Incident 19780802047939I: Piper 600ASMITH, Sandstone, VA, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978, 01:03 local time
- Place: Sandstone, VA
- Airport: Byrd
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9532Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600ASMITH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO DEER. ABORTED TAKEOFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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