- Date
- September 12, 1975
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N121RStearman PT-17
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750912030649A
- Case key
- 150762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2797 75/9/12 NR.RENO,NV STEARMAN PT-17 CR- 1 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6000 TIME - 1245 N121R PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 77 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AIR SHOW WING WALKING ACT,INVERTED FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121R
- Reported as
- Stearman PT-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Reno Stead
N121RRegistered now · Boeing PT-13DAirframe modelBoeing PT-13DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 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.
Other investigations on N121R · 1
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