# Accident 20160911015629A: Piper PA-28R-201T, Reno, NV, September 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2016, 18:11 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5039° N, 119.7767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5039&lon=-119.7767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821ET-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160911015629A

## Narrative

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

N821ET, P28R, ACFT DEPARTED RWY 25 CLIMBED ABOUT 200-300FT STARTED TURNING RIGHT AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. ACFT APPEARED TO BE IN DIFFICULTY, RNO ATC LC1 ASKED OF THE ACFT WAS OK. PILOT RESPONDED NO THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, LC1 CLEARED THE ACFT TO LAND ANY RWY OR TWY. AT THAT POINT THE ACFT TURNED EAST BOUND, WENT WING UP AND NOSED INTO THE ARPT PARKING LOT.

## 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 WPR16FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA178), Sep 12, 2016: Piper PA 28R-201T (N821ET), Reno, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart with the airplane loaded above its maximum gross weight and at or just beyond its aft center of gravity limitations, which resulted in a loss of control during the…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.