# NTSB OAK77DXQ03: Piper PA-28, N8176W, Minden, NV, November 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1976
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3423  76/11/28   MINDEN,NV           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N8176W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NV              MINDEN,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- CHECKING GAGES ON LONG LOW FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8176W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8176W-1991-02-12), registration cancelled 1991-02-12, S/N 282300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas County

## 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 19761128036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761128036839A), Nov 28, 1976: Piper PA28180, Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Checking gages on long low final.

## Other investigations on N8176W (2)

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 LAX83LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA014), Oct 18, 1982: Piper PA28-180 (N8176W), Reno, NV, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72DVM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVM16), Dec 4, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8176W), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

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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