# Accident 20180914016271A: Aero Vodochody L-39, Reno, NV, September 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2018, 10:05 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7139° N, 119.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7139&lon=-119.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L-39 (registry code 05603SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AI-25TL (registry code 34703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L-39
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180914016271A

## Narrative

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

WHILST FLYING UNDER THE WAIVERED "JET CLASS HEAT" OF THE 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RENO AIR RACES, AERO VODOCHODY L-39, N139UK AND N139PJ COLLIDED NEAR PYLON NUMBER 4.  FOLLOWING THE COLLISION, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY.

## 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 WPR18LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA267), Sep 14, 2018: Aero Vodochody L 39 (N139PJ), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the race 13 airplane's failure to maintain clearance from the race 37 airplane during the closed course air race.

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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