- Date
- September 12, 1980
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800912085241A19800912085242A
- Case key
- 127496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3583 80/9/12 NR.RENO,NV OWL OR71 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1240 N1VD PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 35, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO/STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 200 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3583 80/9/12 NR.RENO,NV FRENZEL 1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1240 N16G PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 60, 33000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO/STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LINE ABREAST RAMP TKOF OF 7 ACFT.GUSTS TO 30KTS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N16G
- Reported as
- Frenzel 1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Reno/Stead
N16GRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2020 · G. E. Frenzel RACERAirframe modelG. E. Frenzel RACEREngine modelContinental 0-200 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N1VD
- Reported as
- OWL OR71
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno/Stead
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19800912085241AAmtr Frenzel · Reno, NVCrosswind formation takeoff. Drifted into emmpenage of other aircraft, N1VD. Both airplanes then ground-looped.Accident 19800912085242AAmtrvd Owlracer · Reno, NVOn crosswind formation takeoff, was struck by propellor of N16G. Both aircraft then ground-looped.