- Date
- June 16, 1971
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3236YCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161972
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2099 71/6/16 RENO,NEV CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 387 TIME - 1530 N3236Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAS ALAMEDA,CALIF RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- ENG DID NOT RESPOND CORR FOR UNDERSHOOT COND.SPARK PLUGS SHOWED EVID OF OVERLY RICH MIXTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3236Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno Muni