# Accident 20230917016452A: North American AT-6B, Reno, NV, September 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2023, 14:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57418, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6B (registry code 6400410, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230917016452A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PATTERN, AIRCRAFT 1 WAS POSITIONED ON A LEFT BASE FOR RWY 8 WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT 1 HAD MADE A RADIO CALL DECLARING HIS POSITION IN THE LANDING PATTERN. AIRCRAFT 2 WAS IN THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8 AND HAD MADE A RADIO CALL DECLARING HIS POSITION IN THE LANDING PATTERN.  AIRCRAFT 2 STRUCK THE PORT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT 1 FROM THE LEFT QUARTERNING POSITION JUST BEHIND THE LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT 1, SHEARING THE TAIL SECTION OFF OF AIRCRAFT 1.  AIRCRAFT 1 IMMEDIATELY ENTERED A STEEP DIVE AND CRASHED IN A NEAR-VERTICAL ATTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT 2 PROCEEDED IN A SHALLOW DIVE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED TO THE WEST.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2897G, North American T-6G: [Accident 20230917016462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230917016462A)

## 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 WPR23FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA345), Sep 17, 2023: North American AT-6B (N57418), Reno, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both the Race 14 and Race 6 pilots to see and avoid each other while in the airport traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was both pilots’ failure to fly the standard downwind…

## Other reports on N57418 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980530025329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980530025329I), May 30, 1998: Namer AT6B (N57418), Van Nuys, CA. (-23) No narrative available.

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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