# NTSB WPR27LA016: Piper PA-30, N7571Y, Reno, NV, October 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 12, 2026, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV
- Coordinates: 39.668177, -119.87644 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA016
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203980/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA016

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-30, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7103002), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7571Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7571Y), registered now, S/N 30-636, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30-636
- Year built: 1964
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Pipers Are Still Better LLC
- Registered owner: Pipers Are Still Better LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: RTS, Reno/Stead, runway 32, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Other investigations on N7571Y (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 FTW66D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0113), Jun 23, 1965: Piper PA-30 (N7571Y), Dallas, TX, 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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