# Accident 19910802031539A: Piper PA28180, Reno, NV, August 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1991, 20:33 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4793° N, 119.7410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4793&lon=-119.7410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5277L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277L-1992-01-13) (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 O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031539A

## Narrative

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

PASSED UP RUNWAY GIVEN BY ATC. LANDED DOWNWIND ON 16. STALLED NOSE HIGH GO AROUND IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX91FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA342), Aug 3, 1991: Piper PA 28-180 (N5277L), Reno, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED BY EMPLOYING AN EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB DURING A GO-AROUND RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL AND SUBSEQUENT INFLIGHT LOSS…

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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