# Accident 20100423032279A: Piper PA 46-350P, Seneca, SC, April 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2010, 22:45 local time
- Place: Seneca, SC
- Airport: Oconee Co. Reg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6697° N, 82.8853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6697&lon=-82.8853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N364ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423032279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL DEER ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, AND RADAR POD. NO INJURIES.  THIS WAS ORIGINALY AN INCIDENT, HOWEVER UPON SCENE  INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO BE MAJOR DAMAGE AND AMENDED TO AND ACCIDENT ON 4/28/10.

## 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 ERA10LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA247), Apr 24, 2010: Piper PA 46-350P (N364ST), Clemson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inadvertent collision with deer during a night takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a deer barrier between the airport and an adjacent wooded area.

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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