- Date
- February 12, 1972
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3073CBeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0307 72/2/12 RENO,NEV BEECH K35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 171 TIME - 1649 N3073C PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,OREG RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT S TURNED ON FINAL FOLLOWING C-150.ENG QUIT WHEN PWR ADDED.LND 600 FT SHORT.FUEL/AIR MIXT RICH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3073C
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reno Intl
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