# Accident 19790610010919A: Cessna 170B, Reno, NV, June 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2515D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2515D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610010919A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT FORCED OFF GROUND IN STALLED ATTITUDE, DRIFTED INTO SAGEBRUSH.

## 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 OAK79DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ19), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 170B (N2515D), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2515D (1)

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

- [Accident 19921002040089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002040089A), Oct 2, 1992: Cessna 170B (N2515D), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted wing on landing roll. Lost control and ground looped.

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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