- Date
- September 20, 1967
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1042ZSmith Mini
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3391 67/9/20 RENO,NEV SMITH MINI CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 600 TIME - 0930 N1042Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO-STEAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL TIRE CAME OFF ON LNDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1042Z
- Reported as
- Smith Mini
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno-Stead