- Date
- May 11, 1991, 11:37 local (18:37 UTC)
- Place
- Fallon, NV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8360ZCessna 205
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910511015289A
- Case key
- 26998
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's improper handling of the airplane and failure to maintain airspeed on initial takeoff climb resulting in an in flight loss of control, stall/spin, and subsequent in flight collision with terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A Cessna 205 collided with terrain at the departure end of the runway. The airplane was witnessed to start its takeoff roll from the runway threshold. The airplane then climbed at about a 45 degree nose up attitude during the initial takeoff climb, stalled, and then spun to the ground. The airplane's left front seat was equipped with an after market mechanical seat stop on the seat floor rail. There was no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane including no evidence of the pilot's seat sliding during the takeoff rotation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8360Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 205
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 205-0360
- Airframe hours
- 3,707
- Engine
- Continental IO-470S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clifford J. Heaverne
- Registered owner
- Clifford J. Heaverne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1990 · 55 hours before
- Airport
- FLX · Fallon, runway 3, 5,000 × 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 248 total · 18 in this make and model · 210 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NFL, 6 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.