Piper PA28-180 N8176W
18 October 1982 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1982 at about 02:33 local time, a Piper PA28-180 registered N8176W, operated by Dean Calkins, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cannon International (RNO)
- Coordinates
- 39.4803, -119.7400
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-180
- Registration
- N8176W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dean Calkins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Grand Canyon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA014
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1982 | Piper PA28-140 | Rialto, California, United States | James E. Klink | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1982 | Piper PA28-180 | Leadville, Colorado, United States | Robert Threlkeld | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1982 | Piper PA28-18 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | Quad City Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1982 | Piper PA28-201T | Aguila, Arizona, United States | Milton H. Handman | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28-181 | Plain City, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1983 | Piper PA28-235 | Irwindale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1982 | Cessna P-210N | Reno, Nevada, United States | David J. Doke & Kathleen M. DO | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Cessna T-210L | Reno, Nevada, United States | George Hutchins-Dba Equipment | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177B | Elko, Nevada, United States | Long Beach Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1982 | Omac 1 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Omac, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Aviation World | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Cessna 182P | Reno, Nevada, United States | Annaliese & F.k. Odencrantz | Minor injuries | - |