# Accident 19940129001199A: Piper PA28235, Lovelock, NV, January 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1994, 12:46 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Airport: Derby Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3197° N, 118.2003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3197&lon=-118.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8760W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8760W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,005 total, 1,960 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940129001199A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH AND STALLED. DROPPED TO RUNWAY. HARD IMPACT.

## 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 LAX94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA108), Jan 29, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8760W), Lovelock, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING THE FLARE.

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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