Piper PA-34 N2858X
12 February 1980 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 February 1980 at about 23:40 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N2858X was involved in an accident during in flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N2858X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reno, Nv → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3103
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
APRX 11 MIN AFTER NGT TKOF, HIT MTN IN LVL FLT.PLT'S ALCOHOL LVL IN EYE FLUID .147PERCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Streator, Illinois, United States | Clark Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | Apache Const. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-34 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Hays, Kansas, United States | Gramerly Corp | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |