# Accident 19800608018659A: Brwstr FLEET2, Lovelock, NV, June 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1787° N, 118.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovelock, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1787&lon=-118.4774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet 2 (registry code 1461202, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRWSTR FLEET2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 138 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608018659A

## Narrative

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

HIT DOWNDRAFT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN CANYON ON SURVEY FLIGHT. HIGH SINK RATE TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX80DXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ29), Jun 8, 1980: Fleet 2 (N748V), Imlay, NV, substantial damage

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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