# Incident 20230120000819I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Kinston, NC, January 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2023, 20:15 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472A-2026-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120000819I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STRUCK A DEER ON THE RUNWAY NEAR MID FIELD DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIIED TO THE FBO.

## Other reports on N472A (1)

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

- [Accident 20251216019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251216019059A), Dec 16, 2025: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 (N472A), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Part 91 instructional flight in aircraft serial number 2843744 with two pilots. One was an instruct and one was a student. Was conducting touch and go's when…

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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