- Date
- September 17, 1983, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sun Valley, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N301LSMortensen Lombard DILLEY-68
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830917050159A
- Case key
- 23511
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was one of several competing in a pylon air race during the reno national air races. The acft were approaching the first pylon in a steep left bank. According to the plt, another acft pulled in front of him, & while attempting to avoid a collision at about 200 mph, & with only 35 ft of altitude, the acft stalled & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N301LS
- Reported as
- Mortensen Lombard DILLEY-68 (LOMBARD DI)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 26
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ams/Air Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 11, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- 4SD · 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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,944 total · 250 in this make and model · 1,703 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 12 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.
Other investigations on N301LS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.