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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Giboney Geo Thunder MUS · Stead, NV · September 19, 2010

Date
September 19, 2010 · 14:00 local
Place
Stead, NV
Airport
Reno Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N151G
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA468
Reported as
Giboney Geo Thunder MUS
Reported engine
Amateur-built FALCONER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total290 in this make and model25 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.

Pilot and aircraft participating in air racing event. Engine failure occurred on last lap of race. Aircraft bounced and cartwheeled into dirt on landing with total power loss.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATING IN AIR RACING EVENT. ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED ON LAST LAP OF RACE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CARTWHEELED INTO DIRT ON LANDING WITH TOTAL POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

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