- Date
- August 2, 1981
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N201SYMooney M20J
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810802048939A
- Case key
- 123889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2439 81/8/2 RENO,NV MOONEY M20J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2000 TIME - 1630 N201SY PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANNON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV HAYWARD,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE 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 90 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GUSTS TO 25KTS.DA APPROX 7400FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201SY
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cannon Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.