- Date
- February 22, 1980
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1ZQCessna T337G
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800222065989A
- Case key
- 131538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1846 80/2/22 NR.RENO,NV CESSNA T337G CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2250 N1ZQ PX- 1 3 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 46, 2196 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 73 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV SAN FRANCISCO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 26 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR OTHER REMARKS- HIT MTN 9300FT MSL DRG VFR CLIMBOUT-VFR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES NOT PROVIDED.56LBS OVR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1ZQ
- Reported as
- Cessna T337G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cannon Intl
N1ZQRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Cessna T337GAirframe modelCessna T337GEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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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.