# NTSB MIA79DKJ33: Piper PA-28, N32816, Eutaw, AL, April 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1979
- Place: Eutaw, AL · EUTAW, AL
- Location: 32.8462° N, 87.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eutaw, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8462&lon=-87.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1764  79/4/13    EUTAW,AL            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 122
        TIME - 1935                    N32816              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUTAW MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLEDEGA,AL                EUTAW,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- COW ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32816](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32816), registered now, S/N 28-7515249, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eutaw Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790413005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413005509A), Apr 13, 1979: Piper PA28151, Eutaw, AL, Substantial damage. Struck cow on ruway during night landing roll out.

## Other investigations on N32816 (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 MIA89LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA070), Jan 19, 1989: Piper PA-28-151 (N32816), Jacksonville, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: THE CESSNA 152 PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE PARKED PIPER PA-28.

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.

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