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Piper PA-28R-200 N16413

16 October 1996 · Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 October 1996 at about 02:25 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N16413, operated by Joseph E. Lutz, was involved in an accident near Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States
Nearest airport
Olive Branch (OLV)
Coordinates
34.9502, -89.8205
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-200
Registration
N16413
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Joseph E. Lutz
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Little Rock
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL97LA007

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The farmer's failure to maintain security of his livestock/animals.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that as the takeoff airspeed accelerated to 60 mph, with the landing lights on, he noticed the rear end of a large black bull walking down the center of the runway. During the pilot's attempt to avoid a collision, the right wing struck the bull. Reportedly, the bull came from a pasture adjacent to the airport. In the past, there had been several occurrences of domestic livestock on the airport property from a nearby pasture.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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