19831006053839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Virginia City, NV · October 6, 1983

Date
October 6, 1983 · 07:45 local
Place
Virginia City, NV
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65966
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA004
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,885 total289 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Too low and slow during circling on a passenger photo mission. Aircraft struck rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW AND SLOW DURING CIRCLING ON A PASSENGER PHOTO MISSION.AIRCRAFT STRUCK RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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