# Accident 20080928846399A: Piper PA28161, Beverly, MA, September 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2008, 22:26 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5842° N, 70.9161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8369A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8369A) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 500 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928846399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING IN IMC CONDITIONS RWY 16 KBV, STRUCK AND KILLED A DEER AT 2226Z.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 NYC08CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA327), Sep 28, 2008: Piper PA 28-161 (N8369A), Beverly, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer while landing.

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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