# Accident 20040909021209A: Piper PA28140, Mt Pleasant, SC, September 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2004, 21:50 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: East Cooper Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9621W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9621W-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040909021209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004, AT 2150, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N9621W, COLLIDED WITH A DEER ON TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 17, MT. PLEASANT AIRPORT (8S5) IN MT. PLEASANT, SC. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 ATL04CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA184), Sep 10, 2004: Piper PA-28-140 (N9621W), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ground collision with an animal (deer) during an attempted takeoff.

## Other reports on N9621W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750804027809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804027809A), Aug 4, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N9621W), Lake City, KY, Substantial damage. Precautionary landing low on fuel. Pilot had landed earlier but did not refuel.

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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