# Accident 19760617016609A: Piper PA28R200, Sparks, NV, June 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Airport: Reno International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.5349° N, 119.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparks, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5349&lon=-119.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8508C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8508C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FXQ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016609A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76FXQ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ50), Jun 17, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N8508C), Sparks, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8508C (2)

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

- [Incident 20170922020879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170922020879I), Sep 22, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8508C), Ravenna, OH, Minor damage. Airman was practicing for his flight instructor practical test. He was in the process of performing a steep spiral maneuver followed by a power off 180 degree…
- [Incident 20070824826289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824826289I), Aug 24, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N8508C), Wakeman, OH, No damage. (-23) The aircraft was approximately 30 minutes into a flight at 3500' MSL. First sensation occupants noticed was a haze and odor inside cabin. Air traffic…

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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