# Accident 19821017070279A: Piper PA28180, Reno, NV, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 18:33 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4803° N, 119.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4803&lon=-119.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8176W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8176W-1991-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 351 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017070279A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CREST OF A HILL ON A NIGHT 3 MILE FINAL FROM THE RUNWAY. TOO LOW ON APPROACH.

## 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 LAX83LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA014), Oct 18, 1982: Piper PA28-180 (N8176W), Reno, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N8176W (1)

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

- [Accident 19761128036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761128036839A), Nov 28, 1976: Piper PA28180 (N8176W), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Checking gages on long low final.

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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