- Date
- June 20, 1976
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3078SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760620016919A
- Case key
- 154008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1471 76/6/20 RENO,NV CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N3078S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 464 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO-STEAD,NV RENO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE WITHOUT DETERMINING CAUSE OF PREVIOUS ENGINE STOPPAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3078S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3078SRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.