# Accident 19900627022699A: Cessna 152, Reno, NV, June 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1990, 14:57 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4799° N, 119.7410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4799&lon=-119.7410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64845-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900627022699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF WITH STRONG GUSTY QUARTERING TAIL WIND. CRASHED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA113), Jun 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N64845), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF AN INAPPROPRIATE RUNWAY. THE GUSTY TAILWIND AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WERE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N64845 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970406005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406005209A), Apr 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N64845), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed left turn into rising terrain. Struck trees at 7840 alitude. No dual or high altitude procedures given.
- [Incident 19790401013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013779I), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 152 (N64845), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Private pilot flying at less than 100 feet, struck power lines

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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