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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Reno, NV · March 24, 1981

Date
March 24, 1981 · 21:23 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Stead
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N19517
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA066
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
254 total160 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wreckage info indicates pilot inadvertently flew into ground in level flight on night approach. Unlighted area.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INFO INDICATES PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO GROUND IN LEVEL FLIGHT ON NIGHT APPROACH. UNLIGHTED AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.