# Incident 19931122048859I: Piper PA28161, Tampa, FL, November 22, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N8258E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8258E-1999-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931122048859I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED INTO A PORTABLE HELIPAD WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE. HAD TURNED OFF TAXI LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N8258E (2)

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

- [Accident 19980724026799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724026799A), Jul 24, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N8258E), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)On July 24, 1998, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8258E, registered to leading edge aviation services, inc., operating as a 14 CFR…
- [Incident 19820717040779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717040779I), Jul 17, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N8258E), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff at 100 feet. Pilot landed on airport. Engine shipped to manufacturer for analysis.

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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