# Accident 19811022071129A: Piper PA32R300, Princeton, NJ, October 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022071129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DEER ON RUNWAY JUST AFTER LIFT OFF.  ABORTED TAKEOFF, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.  UNSEEN HAZARD, DARK NIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA02), Oct 22, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N38205), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38205 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20101007047969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101007047969A), Oct 7, 2010: Piper/Lance PA-32R-300 (N38205), Richmond, IN, Substantial damage. At 2010 hours local time, the pilot made an uneventful landing on runway 24 at the Richmond Municipal Airport (rid), Richmond Indiana. While taxing on taxiway…

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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