# Accident 20140220004359A: Piper PA-28-140, Saluda, SC, February 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2014, 20:30 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Airport: Saluda County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9267° N, 81.7947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9267&lon=-81.7947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6469W) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,659 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140220004359A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER ON RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, AILERON AND FORWARD ATTACH POINT.

## 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 ERA14CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA172), Feb 21, 2014: Piper PA 28-140 (N6469W), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with a deer during the takeoff roll.

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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