# Accident 19750912030649A: Boeing PT13D, Reno, NV, September 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1975
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-13D (registry code 1380122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-13d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT13D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750912030649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIR SHOW WING WALKING ACT,INVERTED FLT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK76FXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ15), Sep 12, 1975: Stearman PT-17 (N121R), Reno, NV, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N121R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770512010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770512010579A), May 12, 1977: Boeing PT13D (N121R), Cuba, NM, Substantial damage. Enroute to airshow. Landed on road. Went off road to avoid collision with auto that stopped.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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