# Accident 19891008042289A: Piper PA28161, Tampa, FL, October 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1989, 21:05 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8149J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8149J-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 335 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008042289A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A COW ON TAKEOFF ROLL. IMPACT WITH UNSEEN BLACK COW FOLDED THE LEFT WING. FENCE OPEN IN SEVERAL AREAS

## 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 MIA90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA009), Oct 9, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N8149J), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ANIMAL (COW) THAT HAD WANDERED ONTO THE ARPT.

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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