- Date
- August 6, 1979
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1201ZBeech N35
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790806026419A
- Case key
- 134734
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2047 79/8/6 RENO,NV BEECH N35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 663 TIME - 1020 N1201Z PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANNON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV MCCALL,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 82 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 130 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ACFT APPROX 81 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.DENSITY ALT APRX 6350FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1201Z
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cannon Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.