# Accident 19850819075969A: Piper PA28180, Bakersfield, CA, August 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2005° N, 118.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2005&lon=-118.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9653J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total, 500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819075969A

## Narrative

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

ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A HORSE, WHICH HAD BEEN CHASED ONTO THE RUNWAY BY TWO DOGS.

## 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 LAX85LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA358), Aug 19, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N9653J), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9653J (1)

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

- [Accident 19990717009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717009229A), Jul 17, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N9653J), Butler, MO, Substantial damage. Acft taking off, lost power, regained power, tried to return to arpt, landed in field and went through fence. (-23) a/c was substantially damaged during…

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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