- Date
- October 17, 1982, 18:33 local (Oct 18, 1982, 02:33 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8176WPiper PA28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821017070279A
- Case key
- 72372
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft impacted on a hillside at 5200 feet level while on approach to cannon international airport Reno, NV at night. The weather was VMC. No malfunctions in equipment were found the pilot said the aircraft "fell from under me". He saw the terrain, pulled the nose up and stalled into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8176W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28 2300
- Airframe hours
- 4,394
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dean Calkins
- Registered owner
- Dean Calkins
- Departed
- VGT · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- GCN · Grand Canyon, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RNO · Cannon International, runway 25, 6,101 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 351 total · 351 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8176W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.