# Incident 19870713042429I: Piper PA28161, Reno, NV, July 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8738E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738E-2011-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713042429I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE AFTER INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.  ABORTED, RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO DIRT. DENSITY ALTITUDE

## Other reports on N8738E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910326063209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326063209A), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA28151 (N8738E), Martinsburg, WV, Destroyed. Low on fuel at night. Let down for landing at airport. Engine quit. Crashed in trees. No usable fuel on board.

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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