# Incident 19980708020489I: Piper PA28161, Reno, NV, July 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1998, 10:53 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5999V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5999V-2013-04-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 14 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980708020489I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT 8 MI FROM RNO. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL DEPLETION.

## Other reports on N5999V (2)

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

- [Accident 20010529014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010529014459A), May 29, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N5999V), Meeker, CO, No damage. (-23) On may 29, 01 at 1515 mnt. Daylight time, N5999V departed Meeker, CO after fueling. At 2324 an alert was issued based on family concerns. On June 04, 01…
- [Accident 19830731037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731037369A), Jul 31, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N5999V), Cashion, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and ground looped airplane intentionally because runway was too short for safe takeoff.

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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