# Accident 19920425011059A: Beech 35BEECH, Reno, NV, April 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1992, 17:29 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5194° N, 119.8095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5194&lon=-119.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3121V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121V-1992-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 200 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920425011059A

## Narrative

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

ACCELERATED STALL WHILE BANKING STEEPLY DOWNWIND TO REALIGN WITH RUNWAY. ROLLED OVER TOP. IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL.

## 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 LAX92FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA188), Apr 26, 1992: Beech 35 (N3121V), Reno, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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