- Date
- March 17, 1981
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704SQCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810317010509A
- Case key
- 126559
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3450 81/3/17 NR.RENO,NV CESSNA 150 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 8000 TIME - 0933 N704SQ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF PLT .189%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704SQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reno Stead
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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.