# NTSB LAX79FXQ36: Schultz SL-1, N9SL, Reno, NV, September 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1979
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FXQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FXQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2384  79/9/14    RENO,NV             SCHULTZ SL-1        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N9SL                PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           41, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO-STEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- PYLON RACING.CRASHED DRG 1ST PYLON TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9SL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9SL-1981-02-23), registration cancelled 1981-02-23, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHULTZ SL-1
- Registry model: [Lemire-Schultz FORMULA SL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lemire-schultz-formula-sl-1) (registry code 0565907) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Reno-Stead

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790914023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914023799A), Sep 14, 1979: Amtr SL1, Reno, NV, Destroyed. Pilot took off for a race at the Reno air races. The aircraft stalled and spun in when turning around first pylon.

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.

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