# NTSB LAX81FVW15: Piper PA-32, N8169Y, Henderson, NV, July 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1981
- Place: Henderson, NV · HENDERSON, NV
- Location: 36.0397° N, 114.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-114.9819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVW15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1586  81/7/29    HENDERSON,NV        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 110
        TIME - 1145                    N8169Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON SKY HRB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSON,NV               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT REACHED DOWN FOR FLT PLAN,WENT OFF TWY.WND GSTG 22KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8169Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8169Y-1989-10-06), registration cancelled 1989-10-06, S/N 328024011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (registry code 7103209) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henderson Sky Hrb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810729047329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729047329A), Jul 29, 1981: Piper PA32R301T, Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. Reached down to pick up flight plan on floor. Veered off taxiway while taxiing for takeoff.

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.

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