# Accident 19810324012279A: Cessna 150L, Reno, NV, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 21:23 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N19517, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19517-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 160 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324012279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA066), Mar 24, 1981: Cessna 150L (N19517), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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