# Incident 19891019060569I: Piper PA28161, Las Vegas, NV, October 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1989, 19:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9285M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9285M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 400 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891019060569I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY AT NIGHT. DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N9285M (1)

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

- [Incident 19980716037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716037349I), Jul 16, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N9285M), Van Nuys, CA. (-5)At 2:30 pm local time on 07-19-98 a Piper warrior ii N9285M, had an engine fire while the pilot attempted to start up. I was in a hangar near by inspecting…

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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