# Accident 20220918023369A: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, Stead, NV, September 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2022, 15:44 local time
- Place: Stead, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7083° N, 119.8827° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7083&lon=-119.8827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN (registry code 0564310, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT12A-6 (registry code 51703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt12a-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVODOCHODY L-29 DELFIN
- Reported engine: P & W JT12A-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220918023369A

## Narrative

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

DURING RARA NCAR 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED LEFT AT PYLON 4 HEADING TOWARD PYLON 5 AND TURNED TOO FAR LEFT AND APPEARED TO WITNESSES THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GOING TO TURN INSIDE THE COURSE BUT ROLLED OUT RIGHT TO CORRECT THEN ROLLED HARD LEFT TO CORRECT SINCE IT APPEARED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GOING OUTSIDE THE COURSE. THERE WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONABLE MANEUVERS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO DECELERATE SLIGHTLY AND DESCEND INTO THE TERRAIN IN A LEFT BANK OF APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES.

## 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 WPR22FA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA350), Sep 18, 2022: Aerovodochody L-29 Delfin (N129MM), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s in-flight incapacitation due to G-induced loss of consciousness, which resulted in a subsequent impact with terrain.

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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