- Date
- July 14, 1982, 07:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Carson City, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N301MCessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820714028929A
- Case key
- 70146
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Analysis
It was reported the plt was going to make some touch & go landings before starting out on the cross-country. On the third approach the acft was observed on final approach, about 300 yds from the rwy, making a left turn of about 360 deg at a low altitude. At this time another acft had just taken off from the rwy. While in the turn & coming back on final the acft was observed to stall, roll to the right & crash in a steep nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N301M
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7772
- Airframe hours
- 2,112
- Engine
- Jacobs R-915-7, 330 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert H. Lewis & Donna J. Lew
- Registered owner
- Robert H. Lewis & Donna J. Lew
- Departed
- O04 · Carson City, NV
- Destination
- TIW · Tacoma, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- O04 · Carson Airport, runway 27, 5,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,517 total · 316 in this make and model · 1,456 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.