# Accident 19910511015289A: Cessna 2105, Fallon, NV, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 11:37 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5005° N, 118.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5005&lon=-118.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8360Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8360Z-1994-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 17 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015289A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND ENTERED SPIN ON NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX91FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA207), May 11, 1991: Cessna 205 (N8360Z), Fallon, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, STALL/SPIN, AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT…

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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