# NTSB LAX81FA060: Cessna 150, N704SQ, Reno, NV, March 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1981
- 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: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704SQ-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 15078841 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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 19810317010509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317010509A), Mar 17, 1981: Cessna 150M, Reno, NV, Destroyed. Stalled airplane on climbout from takeoff. Near vertical impact with ground. Pilot had high blood alcohol level.

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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