- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8307MCessna A150K
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740121000599A
- Case key
- 186718
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0829 74/1/21 RENO,NEV CESSNA A150K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1957 N8307M PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO/STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.APCH TO UNLIGHTED ARPT.RCVRD 1/22/74.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8307M
- Reported as
- Cessna A150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reno/Stead
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.