# Accident 20160917015709A: Ogg Richard A OGG-GLASAIR I, Reno, NV, September 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2016, 11:25 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Tahoe Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6772° N, 119.8778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6772&lon=-119.8778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70GG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: OGG RICHARD A OGG-GLASAIR I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160917015709A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE SPORT CLASS BRONZE HEAT, (RACE) WHILE OPERATION IN WAIVERED AIRSPACE AT THE RENO CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES, N70GG, EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN ENGINE POWER LOSS, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER LANDING A POST LANDING FIRE ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COCKPIT. THE PILOT EXITED THE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR16LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA184), Sep 17, 2016: OGG Richard A OGG Glasair I (N70GG), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of an induction elbow following an engine backfire, which resulted in an in-flight fire and loss of engine power.

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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