19891222061029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Reno, NV · December 22, 1989

Date: December 22, 1989 · 15:35 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9977Q
Reported as: Piper PA18135
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total70 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N9977QRegistered now · Piper PA-18-135S/N 18-3575 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit a fence while taxiing to runway. Pilot stated was looking down at radio.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A FENCE WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY. PILOT STATED WAS LOOKING DOWN AT RADIO.

Other reports on N9977Q · 3

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

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