# Accident 20081123856881A: Piper PA28161, Winter Haven, FL, November 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0628° N, 81.7531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0628&lon=-81.7531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121DL-2021-07-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081123856881A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 23, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0910 HOURS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N121DL SERIAL #28-8016115 PIPER WARRIOR II DEPARTING FROM WINTER HAVEN GILBERT AIRPORT (GIF).  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 4 HEADING NORTH CLIMBING AT A RATE 500 FEET AGL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED FROM RUNWAY HEADING 040 TO 360 WHEN HE NOTICE A V TAIL BONZA N4396W SERIAL # D-9592 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, 7 AT HIS 1 O'CLOCK.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BANKED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE TWO AIRCRAFT STRUCK EACH OTHER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE.  BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ABLE TO LAND WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS AND PASSENGERS.

## 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 ERA09LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA067), Nov 23, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N121DL), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Beech pilot’s failure to monitor or utilize the common traffic advisory frequency.

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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