# Incident 19910407013399I: Piper PA39, Reno, NV, April 7, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N8901Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407013399I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.FOUND BATTERY DEAD. PILOT RESET BREAKER INCORRECTLY.

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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