# Accident 19961015032359A: Piper PA28R200, Olive Branch, MS, October 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1996, 21:25 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9502° N, 89.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9502&lon=-89.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16413, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16413-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,272 total, 9 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015032359A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH BULL ON TAKEOFF. BULL MIDDLE OF RUNWAY. RIGHT WING HIT BULL. ABORTED. GOT CONTROL. TURNED OFF RUNWAY. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 18, UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS, AT A POINT 1150 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A COW THAT RAN ONTO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE DEPARTURE WAS CONDUCTED DURING NIGHT VMC - NO MOON CONDITIONS.

## 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 ATL97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA007), Oct 16, 1996: Piper PA-28R-200 (N16413), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The farmer's failure to maintain security of his livestock/animals.

## Other reports on N16413 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010601023049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010601023049I), Jun 1, 2001: Piper PA28R200 (N16413), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. (-23) During touch and go aircraft veered to right and right main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19990704023489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704023489I), Jul 4, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N16413), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. (-5) During flight aircraft experienced a loss of electrical power. The gear handle was selected to the extend position, but due to electrical power loss, did…

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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