# Accident 19930914034359A: Hugo R&K SPECIAL, Reno, NV, September 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1993, 10:55 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7108° N, 119.8195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7108&lon=-119.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115R-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hugo R&K SPECIAL (registry code 05611FC, https://openairdocs.org/model/hugo-r-k-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 142 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930914034359A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL HIGH SPEED PASS LOST CONTROL AND HIT GROUND TAIL FIRST. WINDSHEAR BELEIVED A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX93LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA351), Sep 14, 1993: R&K Special 01 (N115R), Reno, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED ENCOUNTER WITH AN UNFAVORABLE WIND/AIR CONDITION IN THE FORM OF A DUST DEVIL, WINDSHEAR, OR WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A PREVIOUS LAP. A RELATED FACTOR IN…

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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